Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo, a company that arguably makes some of the finest third-party controllers for the Switch, has announced its new ‘Pro 3’ model. Compatible with Switch 1 and Switch 2, it looks pretty familiar to the Pro 2 – why fix what isn’t broken ‘n’ all that – but comes with a wealth of features that will hopefully justify …
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In 2024, researchers transformed readings of an epic upheaval of Earth’s magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago into an eerie, auditory experience. Now a team containing some of those same scientists has sonified an even earlier flip, from epochs ago. The resulting cacophony is an unnerving translation of geological data on the Matuyama-Brunhes reversal, a switching of the planet’s magnetic …
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A new sunspot is putting on a spectacular show in our solar system, capturing the attention of astronomers and astrophotographers alike. Located in sunspot region 4136, this region is currently crackling with magnetic explosions, known as Ellerman bombs, and is heading straight toward Earth. These events have been caught in vivid detail by French astrophotographer Philippe Tosi, who photographed the …
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Magnetic explosions known as Ellerman bombs surround a sunspot in this photo from astrophotographer Philippe Tosi (Earth added for scale). (Image credit: Philippe Tosi) A new sunspot emerging over the eastern limb of the sun is putting on an explosive show and it’s heading our way. Sunspot region 4136 was recently captured crackling with dozens of magnetic explosions known as …
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