India, Aug. 12 -- As millions tuned in to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, a wild theory has gone viral on social media. Such has been the panic sparked by it that it has prompted NASA to put out a response.

Starting this weekend, social media has been rife with theories that the Earth will purportedly "lose gravity" briefly during the solar eclipse on Wednesday. The eclipse started between 1:30pm EDT and 2:32pm EDT.

Thus, as daylight began waning again with the sun slowly being covered by the moon, many began wondering again whether a brief loss of gravity would take place. However, as NASA has clarified, the claims are false, and there will be no loss of gravity. Everything is expected to be normal a...