precession

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As this wobble interacts with gradual shifts in Earth's elliptical orbit, it creates two major climatic precession cycles lasting about 19,000 and 23,000 years.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Instead, it repeatedly shifted between wetter and drier conditions under the influence of orbital forcing tied to precession cycles.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

This subtle difference changes Saturn's precession rate so that it no longer aligns with Neptune's.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 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