precession

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As their orbit shrinks, the stars' precession speeds up, while the planet's precession slows down.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Because of a general relativity effect known as Lense-Thirring precession, the spinning magnetar twists the surrounding space-time, causing the disk to wobble.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 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

Instead, it slowly traces out a cone-shaped motion known as precession.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir