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PoppersOfCorn t1_jdcawi3 wrote

Unlikely, as the influence of gravity doesn't necessarily end, it may just be very very minute

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ferrel_hadley t1_jdcby2i wrote

The Bootes Void there may be places where you will find the least affect of gravity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C3%B6tes_Void

The space between superclusters of galaxies will be places where there is not enough gravitational attraction from an entire supercluster to hold objects to its gravity, though you may find entire galaxies in these kind of spaces.

But in theory there is nowhere with no gravity.

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Slow_Composer5133 t1_jdcc5bp wrote

There is no "range" for gravity like many other forces, they just get smaller and smaller

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KickitChuck t1_jdccrf2 wrote

No. Empty space isn't empty, it is filled with matter. As long as there is matter gravity will persist (b/c gravity is the force that attracts any object with mass to any other object with mass). Anything in an empty space with a mass greater than zero will be attracted to any other thing with mass>0 which occupies that same space (the distance is irrelevant). There is no space without things, so gravity is always present to some degree.

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space-ModTeam t1_jdccrsr wrote

Hello u/Itsasimulationnn, your submission "Is there a part of space. Far away enough away from any celestial body that it would be unaffected by gravity? Not sure if I worded this question correctly but that’s my best try." has been removed from r/space because:

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aurizon t1_jdccwg3 wrote

There are 5 low gravity spots in earth orbit. These are the Lagrange point. 2 are stable = items stay there, 3 are unstable and items migrate away unless actively maintained. L4 and L5 are stable - details here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_point

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