This larger gravitational force between two bodies relies on something called the gravitational constant that is used to calculate the relative gravitational force between two objects.

Ever since the work of Isaac Newton in 1687, physicists have understood gravity to be universal: every object exerts a gravitational force proportional to its mass on everything around it.

Even teeny objects obey the law of gravity. A gold ball just 2 millimeters wide, with a mass of about 90 milligrams, is now the smallest object to have its gravitational pull measured.

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On top of that, the gravitational force that can be tested between objects in a lab will always be limited by the size of the facility.

When dropped, two types of atoms accelerate at the same rate despite their differences, much like objects in Galileo’s leaning Tower of Pisa experiment.

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OK, just to be clear—there is a gravitational interaction between all objects with mass. However, in most cases this interaction is super tiny.

Although gravity seems strong in our everyday lives, such as when lifting a heavy object, it is the weakest of the four fundamental forces. The gravitational force between two bodies is ...