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
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 their orbit shrinks, the stars' precession speeds up, while the planet's precession slows down.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
Lense-Thirring precession is not the only process that could cause a disk to wobble.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
But modern astrologers have forgotten about the precession of the equinoxes, which Ptolemy understood.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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