NASA Debunks Viral Gravity Loss Theory For August 2026 - Evrim Ağacı
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Viral posts claimed Earth would lose gravity in August 2026 — NASA has now weighed in on whether that fear has any scientific basis.
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Theory Briefing
- For weeks, viral posts and ominous videos spread the claim that Earth would lose its gravity in August 2026.
- NASA stepped in to formally address the theory, which had gripped significant corners of the internet.
- Gravity loss on a planetary scale has no mechanism in established physics, making the claim extraordinary by any scientific standard.
- The episode shows how a dramatic, end-of-world framing can drive a false theory to mass circulation before any correction arrives.