precession
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"We tested several ideas, including purely Newtonian effects and precession driven by the magnetar's magnetic fields, but only Lense-Thirring precession matched the timing perfectly," Farah said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Its axis slowly wobbles over time like a spinning top, a movement known as axial precession.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
As the binary tightens, the planet's precession slows while the stars' precession speeds up.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
That internal structure controls the planet's slow wobble in space, known as precession.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
"All hell broke loose. It's spinning on the long axis with a seventeen-degree precession."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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