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The Importance of Gravity
The gravity we experience on Earth is defined as 1G, or 1 gravitational equivalent. Let's say you landed on a planet with twice the gravitational force of Earth - it would be like walking around with that weight on your shoulders all the time. Movement would be difficult and even simple falls would potentially break bones. Five or 10Gs might be beyond the ability of humans to withstand, but cosmically speaking, it's nothing. Stars can accumulate an enormous amount of mass; our sun is huge compared to other stars in our galaxy. But what if we keep piling more mass onto a neutron star? Then what? Eventually it reaches a point where nothing we know of can withstand the gravity, and
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