The scientists ascertained the Earth “wobbled” as it rotated. They called the wobble, “Chandler’s Wobble.” If my memory serves me correctly, I believe the wobble apex (the center point on the upper ...

Think of Earth as a spinning top. Now imagine shifting the weight of that top mid-spin. The result? A wobble, a tilt—something our planet is now experiencing, thanks to the water we’re ...

First of all the rotation axis changes relative to the Earth’s surface which is referred to as polar motion. The main component of polar motion is the so-called Chandler wobble. Although it was ...

If the moon disappeared, Earth's axis would wobble between anywhere from 10 to 45º. Some experts estimate that Jupiter could help keep Earth's tilt from reeling completely out of control.

Over geological time, the gravitational pull of Sun and Moon, growing or shrinking ice sheets and the slow drift of the continents will move mass around and cause Earth's axis to shift ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Early in the history of our solar system, something mysteriously knocked Earth slightly off its axis. So today we tilt at 23.5 degrees. But what would ...

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

including a 100,000 year cycle in the shape of the orbit (eccentricity), a 41,000 year cycle in the tilt of the Earth's axis (obliquity) and a 20,000-year cycle in the "wobble" — much like a top ...