Phenomenon
YORP Effect
Sunlight altering an asteroid's spin.
The Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack effect: thermal radiation torques speeding up, slowing down or reorienting small bodies' spins.
Overview
The Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack effect: thermal radiation torques speeding up, slowing down or reorienting small bodies' spins.
See also
Yarkovsky Effect
Sunlight slowly nudging an asteroid's orbit.
Photodissociation
Sunlight breaking apart molecules.
Solar Eclipse
When the Moon stands between Earth and Sun.
Lunar Eclipse
When Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
Meteor Showers
Cosmic dust burning in our atmosphere.
Aurora (Northern/Southern Lights)
Solar wind painting the upper atmosphere.