gravity
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The development of the spacecraft's landing legs was particularly difficult as gravity on Phobos is extremely low, according to Akinari Uehara, a Mitsubishi Electric engineer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
She told reporters in Tokyo, “I hope the Russian side takes the gravity of this matter very seriously.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Paramount’s corporate headquarters are in New York but after the Ellison family’s acquisition last year, the center of gravity shifted west.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He added: "I hope they realise the gravity of their actions and get some help to take a different path from the appalling criminal one they have chosen."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Try to not be held down by gravity, and see how high you rise.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite - or a space station - to stay in constant contact with Earth.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite — or a space station — to stay in constant contact with Earth.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
The differing gravities of their respective homes have even produced physically distinct populations.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2019
We have had no chance to test the idea that the pace of time might depend on the strength of gravity, because we have not experienced radically different gravities.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
As a kindness we remove our friends from the domain of the gravity machine before we dial higher gravities still.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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