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if an astronaut moved away from earth in the direction of the moon how would the gravitational force between the earth and the astronaut change
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if an astronaut moved away from earth in the direction of the moon how would the gravitational force between the earth and the astronaut change

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It would change because the earth has a strong gravity force and the moon doesn't. The force would weaken because when you're in space nothing pulls you so you're basically floating unless you're close to a planets atmosphere
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