precession
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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
As the binary tightens, the planet's precession slows while the stars' precession speeds up.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
For many years, researchers believed Saturn's precession matched Neptune's, allowing their gravitational interactions to gradually tilt Saturn and make its rings more visible from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
But modern astrologers have forgotten about the precession of the equinoxes, which Ptolemy understood.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
