Blue Origin’s recent NS-23 flight didn’t go according to plan. On Monday morning, the private space firm was forced to abort the uncrewed mission after one of its New Shepard rockets suffered an unspecified “booster failure.” The problem came up about a minute after the flight took off from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site […]
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An uncrewed rocket from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin failed just over a minute after launch
Blue Origin, founded by billion Jeff Bezos, saw its first major incident on Monday. Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press A Blue Origin rocket with no crew onboard failed just over a minute after liftoff on Monday. The New Shepard rocket, launched from Blue Origin's West Texas facility, carried cargo for research. A livestream of the launch showed […]
World’s largest container line is rerouting its fleet to avoid collisions with endangered blue whales, the largest animals on earth
Blue whale diving near Sri Lanka with a cargo ship in the background. Sbedaux/Getty Images Mediterranean Shipping Company rerouted its vessels to help protect blue whales near Sri Lanka. Conservation groups recommended the move after research showed it could help avoid whale collisions. Blue whales, which are endangered, grow to be 80 feet long and […]
The Pale Blue Eye: Release Date, Cast, And More For The Christian Bale Netflix Movie
(Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Hot off his rather surprising appearance as the main villain Gorr the God Butcher in “Thor: Love and Thunder” (making him the latest actor to have […]
TV Ratings: MacGyver and Blue Bloods Dip in Demo, Shark Tank Tops Night
In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ MacGyver heralded this week’s cancellation news by ticking down in the demo (to match its series low of 0.4), while adding a handful of viewers (to deliver a total of 4.5 million). Leading out of that, Magnum P.I. (5.3 mil/0.5) was steady in the demo and Blue Bloods […]
Ratings: MacGyver and Blue Bloods Eye Lows, Shark Tank Tops Night
In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ MacGyver this Friday drew 4.4 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, down 12 and 33 percent from its last fresh episode to mark series lows. Blue Bloods (6 mil/0.4) similarly dipped to series lows — it’s almost as if the three on, two off, one on, […]
Blue Bloods Season 11 Premiere Recap: The Fuse Gets Lit Both Ways — Plus, Who Was the Latest New Dinner Guest?
RELATED STORIES CBS’ Blue Bloods opened Season 11 with some salient reflection on police brutality, serial-killer scares for Danny and Baez, and the hint of one Reagan making a major life change. Plus, we got our third new family dinner guest in four seasons! As the premiere unfolded, there was a sense that Blue Bloods […]
CBS’ NCIS, Blue Bloods and Others Get Shorter Seasons Amid COVID Delays
More than a half dozen CBS series are set to produce shorter seasons, as the result of COVID-related delays, safety measures and other pandemic-era considerations. As is, CBS’ returning slate won’t begin to hit our screens until Thursday, Nov. 5 (with Young Sheldon, the new comedy B Positive and Mom), since Hollywood had been shut […]
Burden of Truth’s Peter Mooney Talks Finale’s Flash-Forward, Season 4 Renewal Odds and Rookie Blue Reunion
RELATED STORIES Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Thursday’s Burden of Truth. Proceed at your own risk! The biggest question facing Burden of Truth‘s Joanna and Billy following the Season 3 finale: Will the partners, in life and in work, be back for another season? Even if the import — which as of Thursday […]
Drag Race Recap: A Purple Runway Leaves One Queen Feeling Blue
Friday’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race tasked the remaining six queens with writing and performing their own one-woman shows, a dicey endeavor that ended with one woman being shown the door. And this certainly proved to be an evening of surprises, in that some of the most successful routines came from unlikely sources, while everyone […]