Concept
Milankovitch Cycles
Slow orbital changes that drive Earth's ice ages.
Periodic variations in Earth's eccentricity, obliquity, and precession that modulate insolation and pace glaciations.
Overview
Periodic variations in Earth's eccentricity, obliquity, and precession that modulate insolation and pace glaciations.
See also
Lagrange Points
Five spots where gravity and orbital motion balance.
Hubble Flow
The general expansion-driven motion of galaxies.
Mean Motion Resonance
A whole-number ratio of orbital periods.
Secular Resonance
Slow alignment of orbital orientations.
Horseshoe Orbit
A co-orbital path shaped like a horseshoe.
Celestial Equator
Earth's equator projected onto the sky.