The common belief is that buoyancy-driven convection, together with Earth's rotation, is responsible for this geodynamo. However, the role played by precession in the formation of Earth's magnetic ...

All shook up A strange planet with erratic, rapidly changing seasons has been discovered orbiting two stars, by scientists using NASA's planet hunting Kepler space telescope. The planet's strange ...

The wobble of Earth’s axis is called precession. While most of us are familiar with our planet’s primary motions — rotation and revolution — few are aware of precession. This characteristic is vividly ...