NASA has confirmed that viral claims suggesting Earth’s gravity will vanish on Wednesday, August 12, are entirely false. This conspiracy theory, which has circulated online since late 2025, gained renewed attention as the date approached. Proponents of the theory allege that gravitational waves from a historic black hole collision are on a trajectory towards Earth, potentially causing a temporary loss of gravity. However, NASA has firmly rejected these assertions, emphasizing that there is no scientific basis for such claims.
However, there is no scientific evidence that gravitational waves could switch off Earth’s gravity.
“A total solar eclipse has no unusual impact on Earth’s gravity,” the space agency said. “The gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon on the Earth, which doesn’t impact Earth’s total gravity but does impact tidal forces, is well understood and is predictable decades in advance,” NASA added.
