Earth is tugging on its center mass, and in response, it precesses. This is a battle of forces going on with the rotating object. So we we're tipped at 23 and a half degrees now, but overtime, our spinning axis will bob from 21 degrees to 24 degrees. That asfect clima, because it tells how we are tipped towards or away from the sun,. At what time of year that happens.
How far back in the universe’s timeline can the JWST see? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the Coriolis Effect, hurricanes, the gridiron timeline of the universe, the physics of spinning objects, and much more!
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