When an astronaut is on a spacewalk and is moving away from the space shuttle, how does  the force of gravity between the two objects change?(1 point)Responsesit goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttleit goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttleit goes upit goes upit goes downit goes downit goes down for the astronaut and goes up for the space shuttleit goes down for the astronaut and goes up for the space shuttle

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The force of gravity between the astronaut and the space shuttle depends on their masses and the distance between them, as described by Newton's law of universal gravitation.

As the astronaut moves away from the space shuttle, the distance between the two increases, which results in a decrease in the force of gravity between them. However, the mass of both the astronaut and the space shuttle remains the same.

Therefore, the correct response is "it goes down."