That means the level of gravity on the moon — about 17 percent of Earth's gravity — is just barely strong enough to provide adequate cues for astronauts to know which way is up.

The answer is yes, the moon does possess gravity. According to NASA, the moon's surface gravity measures approximately 1.62 meters per second squared, which is significantly lower than Earth's ...

"On the moon, there is still gravity but it's very low," Jean Francois Clervoy, Novespace founder and retired French astronaut, who in 1999 flew to the Hubble Space Telescope, told Space.com.

The moon has one-sixth the Earth’s gravity and Mars gravity is 38%. There will be negative health impacts for people to live for extended periods at lower gravity. In space stations, we can spin the ...

The moon's diameter of about 2,160 miles (3,475 km) is a bit more than a quarter of Earth's diameter. The lunar mantle is the layer located beneath the crust and above the core, spanning a depth ...

NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to planetary geologist Sarah Noble about the Moon.

The moon has a surface gravity of around 1.62 meters per second squared, according to NASA. In comparison, the Earth has a surface gravity of approximately 9.8 meters per second squared .

The moon does, however, experience changes in its shape and gravity. How the moon responds to these tidal forces is, to a large degree, dependent on its internal structure.

Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the moon. In a study published in the journal Joule, ...

In one famous episode from NASA's Apollo 17 mission in 1972, moonwalker Jack Schmitt topples over — seemingly in slow motion — as he fumbles a sample collection bag while bounding across the ...