How far would you have to go to escape gravity? - Rene Laufer
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Every star, black hole, human being, smartphone and atom are all constantly pulling on each other due to one force: gravity. So why don’t we feel pulled in billions of different directions? And is there anywhere in the universe where we'd be free of its pull? Rene Laufer details the inescapability of gravity.
The acceleration due to gravitation on Earth's surface is not the same at each point on Earth. It varies for several reasons - one example being the inhomogeneity of mass distribution within Earth or that our planet is not a perfect uniform sphere. What effects can such small variations have on our daily life?
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Space Ed helps you untangle the mysteries of space with the universe’s best videos on everything from Einstein's theory of relativity to what it would take to live on Mars. Brush up on the science, philosophy and mystery of space, because the fabric of the universe is the same fabric that connects us all.
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- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Educator Rene Laufer
- Fact-checker Francisco Diez
