precession

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For the past five years, Pasham has looked for tidal disruption events that are bright enough, and near enough, to quickly follow up and track for signs of Lense-Thirring precession.

From Science Daily

Radio waves are beamed in and synchronize the precessions of the spins, temporarily flipping some of them.

From Science Daily

In ancient times before Earth’s precession shifted the stars toward the south, the stars of Crux were visible from Europe.

From National Geographic

The phenomenon of precession—in which Earth slowly wobbles on its axis by around one degree every 72 years—means that the position of the ‘fixed’ stars slowly shifts in the sky.

From Scientific American

Hard to nitpick a team playing with the poise and precession of a Super Bowl contender.

From Seattle Times