Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will
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: Since two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space. The only force acting on the two
astronauts is the gravitational pull of their masses, 
which is attractive in nature.
Hence, they move towards each other.
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