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If the moon attracts the earth, why does the earth not move towards the moon?
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According to the universal law of gravitation, two objects with masses attract each other with equal gravitational force, but in opposite directions. Hence, moon and earth both attract each other with the same force. Therefore, the earth does not move towards the moon.
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