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
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
Lense-Thirring precession is not the only process that could cause a disk to wobble.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 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
"All hell broke loose. It's spinning on the long axis with a seventeen-degree precession."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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