NASA has firmly rejected viral social media claims suggesting the Earth will temporarily lose its gravity on August 12 calling the reports completely false and based on misinformation rather than science. The rumor widely shared online alleged that a secret NASA project and a brief “gravitational blackout” could cause people buildings and oceans to momentarily float triggering widespread fear. However scientists say gravity is a fundamental force created by Earth’s mass and cannot simply switch off unless the planet itself were to lose a massive amount of material something that is physically impossible. NASA clarified that no such experiment project or leaked document exists and there is no astronomical event capable of disrupting Earth’s gravitational pull. Experts added that while a solar eclipse is expected around that time eclipses have no effect on gravity or Earth’s stability. Space agencies and physicists have urged the public to rely on verified scientific information and not be misled by sensational online claims warning that false space-related rumors can quickly spread panic by distorting basic principles of science.
