{"672116":{"#nid":"672116","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Astrophysicist Gongjie Li Unravels the Mysteries of Planetary Seasons","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the cosmos, the rhythm of seasons is a dance choreographed by the distinct axial tilt of each planet. The study of these celestial ballets has been the focus of astrophysicist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/gongjie-li\u0022\u003EGongjie Li\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Funded by NASA, Li\u2019s research delves into the reasons behind seasonal patterns, centering on the effects of a planet\u2019s axial tilt or\u0026nbsp;obliquity. Earth has an axis tilted about 23 degrees from vertical, a feature that triggers the varying intensity of sunlight across different hemispheres, resulting in changing seasons. Li articulates that planets ideally aligned axially with their orbit around the sun, assuming a circular orbit, wouldn\u2019t bear witness to seasons due to a constant influx of sunlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the cosmos, the rhythm of seasons is a dance choreographed by the distinct axial tilt of each planet. The study of these celestial ballets has been the focus of astrophysicist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/gongjie-li\u0022\u003EGongjie Li\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Funded by NASA, Li\u2019s research delves into the reasons behind seasonal patterns, centering on the effects of a planet\u2019s axial tilt or\u0026nbsp;obliquity. Earth has an axis tilted about 23 degrees from vertical, a feature that triggers the varying intensity of sunlight across different hemispheres, resulting in changing seasons. Li articulates that planets ideally aligned axially with their orbit around the sun, assuming a circular orbit, wouldn\u2019t bear witness to seasons due to a constant influx of sunlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2024-01-16 16:20:18","changed_gmt":"2024-01-16 16:20:18","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"BNN Breaking","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/bnnbreaking.com\/tech\/science-tech\/astrophysicist-gongjie-li-unravels-the-mysteries-of-planetary-seasons\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"177416","name":"Gongjie Li"},{"id":"4079","name":"astrophysics"},{"id":"173919","name":"planets"},{"id":"193419","name":"planetary seasons"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}