gravity

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The next major milestone is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the "lunar sphere of influence," where the Moon's gravity will have stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Wiseman said the team realised the "gravity" of the historic mission, which will take them further from Earth than any other human has ever gone.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In the last year, the U.S. economy has seemed to defy gravity, withstanding a chaotic trade war, shocks to the labor supply, and wild swings in the stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

An autistic person’s tone of voice or emotional affect may sound to a non-autistic person as if it doesn’t match the situation’s gravity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

For the case of a dropped ball, x = gt2/2, where g is the acceleration due to gravity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife