"Gravitational attraction" refers to the force that pulls two objects towards each other because of their mass. It is what causes things to fall to the ground and keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
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- The mutual gravitational attraction between two galaxies at that distance is too small to have a significant effect, so the galaxies more or less follow the general flow of the expansion. (scientificamerican.com)
- Mutual gravitational attraction over a year or two might be enough to change the velocity. (newsweek.com)
- Scientists had accepted cosmic expansion since 1929, and prior to 1998 they assumed gravitational attraction would gradually bring it to a halt. (discovermagazine.com)
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