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

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Will become stationary

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Keep floating at the same distance between them

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Move towards each other

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Move away from each other.

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Solution

The correct option is D Move towards each other
The two astronauts will more towards each due to the gravitational force b/w them but it will be a very slow process due to their law mass

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