Is Gravity Ending? What People Are Getting Wrong This Week
Lifehacker • • science
Key Points:
- A viral rumor claims that gravity will stop working for seven seconds on August 12, 2026, based on a purported leaked NASA document called "Project Anchor," predicting massive casualties and global chaos.
- Theoretical cosmologist Joel Meyers debunks this claim, explaining that a temporary loss of gravity would cause only minor drifting upward, not the extreme effects described, and most people would survive without injury.
- Meyers clarifies that gravity does not hold our bodies together nor instantly eject the atmosphere, though the temporary loss could trigger unpredictable tectonic activity and weather disruptions when gravity returns.
- Vehicles like cars would be unsafe during the event due to loss of traction, while airplanes and submarines would remain safe; the article's author
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