Gravity Is Not Always Just Coming From the Center

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Could a body of mass have two different strengths of gravity? Think a giant meteor or a planet shaped like a cone. Would the end with more mass have more pull? And then finishes up with thanks? The answer is yes, and it shows up in other astronomical activities too.

What if the laws of physics were different? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab bag questions with astrophysicist Charles Liu about alien heists, gravity, and space exploration.

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Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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