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

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

As the binary tightens, the planet's precession slows while the stars' precession speeds up.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The system works by taking advantage of gyroscopic precession, which occurs when a spinning object reacts to an outside force.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

"All hell broke loose. It's spinning on the long axis with a seventeen-degree precession."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir