precession

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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

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

The stars themselves also undergo precession, but for a different reason.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The new analysis corrects those measurements and finds no strong evidence for precession, suggesting the oval orbit likely originated during the system's formation rather than being caused by spin effects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

But modern astrologers have forgotten about the precession of the equinoxes, which Ptolemy understood.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan