* As the distance between the objects increases, the gravitational force between them decreases.
* If you double the distance, the gravitational force becomes four times weaker.
* If you triple the distance, the gravitational force becomes nine times weaker.
This relationship is described by Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation:
F = G * (m1 * m2) / r²
where:
* F is the force of gravity
* G is the gravitational constant (approximately 6.674 × 10⁻¹¹ N⋅m²/kg²)
* m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects
* r is the distance between their centers
Example:
Imagine you have two objects, one with a mass of 10 kg and the other with a mass of 20 kg. If the distance between their centers is 1 meter, the gravitational force between them will be a certain value. If you increase the distance to 2 meters, the gravitational force will be four times weaker.
In essence, the farther apart two objects are, the weaker the gravitational pull between them. This is why we don't feel the gravitational pull of distant stars, even though they are massive.
