Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contanct with their spaceship. The two will:

Options

A. move towards each other.
B. move away from each other
C. will become stationary.
D. keep floating at the same distance between them.

Answer

A

Explanation

Since two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space. The only force acting on the two astronauts is the gravitational pull of their masses,
` F = (Gm_1m_2)/(r^2)` , which is attractive in nature.
Hence they move towards each other.