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

Its axis slowly wobbles over time like a spinning top, a movement known as axial precession.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, a planet orbiting both stars also experiences precession, though in this case it is driven by classical gravitational forces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir