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For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun’s outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished using data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, which has been dipping in and out of the sun’s atmosphere, called the corona, since 2021.Parker is the first craft in history to fly so close to a star. This ability is largely thanks to its extraordinary heat shield, which can withstand temperatures in excess of 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,370 degrees Celsius). The sun’s corona is much hotter — around 1 million to 3 million F (555,000 C) — but it is extremely diffuse,…

It’s officially last-minute-panic time with just a week left to get your presents bought and wrapped, and the number of items on Amazon with the “arrives before Christmas” is dwindling, and dwindling fast. Our advice? Don’t panic, and take a quick look at this awesome 36% off deal on the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ tablet. It’s one of those rare tablets that’s kid-friendly while not being a glorified toy, so it’s a stellar $140 last-minute option for friends and family from young to old. This 11-inch tablet comes with a robust 7,040mAh battery for hours of games, streaming, or actual work.…

Earlier this year Sony sued Tencent for copyright infringement over its Light of Motiram game, calling it a “slavish clone” of Horizon Zero Dawn. Then, earlier this month, Tencent agreed to stop promoting and publicly testing the game. Now, the two companies have reached a “confidential settlement” and the case has been dismissed, according to court documents seen by The Verge. Light of Motiram has also disappeared from Steam and Epic’s game stores.”SIE and Tencent are pleased to have reached a confidential resolution and will have no further public comment on this matter,” Tencent’s spokesperson told The Verge.When Sony first…

Director Adam Bhala Lough didn’t set out to make a documentary about a digital simulacrum of Sam Altman.But after about 100 days of texting and emailing the OpenAI CEO for an interview—with no response, he claims, and with financiers hounding him to make good on his original pitch—Lough was at his wit’s end.He’d exhausted just about every angle. “Once I reached that point, I gave up and I pivoted to gate-crashing OpenAI,” he says. Though he’d employed a similar tactic in his Emmy-nominated 2023 documentary Telemarketers—a chronicle of industry-wide corruption in the telemarketing business—it wasn’t a filmmaking style he felt…

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a rare 1,300-year-old lead medallion decorated on both sides with the image of a seven-branched menorah — the ceremonial candlestick unique to the Second Temple.Researchers think the medallion was worn on a necklace by a Jewish person in the late sixth or early seventh century, when the city and surrounding region were under the rule of the Christian Byzantine Empire — only decades before the city fell, first to the Sasanian Persians in 614 and then to mostly Arab Islamic invaders in about 638.According to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the medallion…

If you want to learn a new skill in the new year or brush up on some skills you already have, MasterClass could be a good option for you. It’s even more accessible now that the company is running a holiday promotion that knocks 50 percent off subscriptions. For the top-tier Premium plan, which includes offline mode and use on up to six devices, you’ll pay $120 for the year instead of the usual $240. The entry-level plan, which supports just one device and doesn’t offer offline viewing, is marked down to $60 from $120.MasterClassOver the past few years, MasterClass…

As holiday gifts go, the best ones are the ones you can use for years on end. So this amazing limited-time special offer from Rosetta Stone — a lifetime subscription marked down from $399 to just $149 — could be one of the best and most thoughtful presents you can give a friend or loved one this holiday season. A lifetime subscription to the premier language learning app is the perfect answer to so many gift-giving challenges — from finally solving the person who says they don’t need anything to the fact that this is a gift where you don’t…

I come from a long line of Luddites. My grandmother special-ordered her Toyota Camry with crank windows because she was convinced it was “one less thing that will break.” My father refused to upgrade our six-CD stereo system even though the eject button wouldn’t open and it could only play the first CD he ever put in it. The Traveling Wilburys Vol.1 was the soundtrack to our family dinners for a decade. As for myself, I only switched to a smartphone in 2013, when it would’ve cost about the same amount to repair my flip phone.Now I am the same…

Roughly 4.5 million years ago, the sun passed remarkably close to two intensely bright stars whose radiation flooded nearby space — and the encounter left a ghostly scar that astronomers can still detect today, according to a new study.The research team says the close pass helps to solve a decades-old mystery of why the space around our solar system is far more energized than models predict, including why it contains a surplus of ionized helium.Using computer models to rewind the paths of stars near the sun, a team led by University of Colorado Boulder astrophysicist Michael Shull found that two…

Apple’s AirPods have become the default choice for many people, whether you want simple wireless earbuds that work without fuss or premium options with features like noise cancellation and spatial audio. The lineup has grown over the years, so there is now a model for almost every type of listener. Some pairs are built for all-day comfort, others focus on isolation and richer sound, and Apple’s over-ear option offers a more immersive experience for movies and music.If you spend most of your time on an iPhone or iPad, all AirPods share one big advantage: they connect instantly and switch between…