NASA Rejects 7-Second Gravity Loss Claim Ahead of August 12 Eclipse
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Updated · Daily Star · Aug 11
NASA Rejects 7-Second Gravity Loss Claim Ahead of August 12 Eclipse
3 articles · Updated · Daily Star · Aug 11
Summary
NASA said Earth will not lose gravity during the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse, dismissing viral claims that a seven-second shutdown could kill 40 million people.
The rumor cites a supposed NASA "Project Anchor" document and claims colliding black holes will send gravitational waves that switch gravity off at 2:33 p.m. U.S. time.
NASA said Earth's gravity is determined by the planet's mass, and University of Hertfordshire physicist William Alston added that gravitational waves reaching Earth are far weaker than an atom's width.
More than 90% of the Sun will be obscured over the UK between 6:17 p.m. and 8:06 p.m. on Wednesday, the deepest eclipse there since 1999 and the fullest expected for 54 years.