BLUE ORIGIN ACCIDENT
In 1992, a container ship lost 28,800 unsinkable plastic bath toys in the North Pacific, helping oceanographer find oceans' invisible highways from Alaska to Scotland
In 1992, a cargo ship lost 28,800 plastic bath toys in the North Pacific. Their unexpected journey across the ocean gave researchers valuable data on currents, helping them understand how floating debris moves across vast distances. Some toys reached Alaska, while others may have travelled through the Arctic toward the Atlantic and Europe.
Oscars 2026: List of award categories and nominees for the 98th Academy Awards
Hollywood's biggest night, the 98th Academy Awards, is set for March 15, 2026. Conan O'Brien will host the ceremony honoring 2025 films. A new Best Casting award debuts. 'Sinners' leads with 16 nominations. Major films like 'One Battle After Another', 'Hamnet', and 'Frankenstein' are strong contenders. This year promises exciting competition.
Oscars 2026: Priyanka Chopra joins Robert Downey Jr, Anne Hathaway as presenters. Streaming date and time in India, nominees
Priyanka Chopra Jonas will present an award at the 2026 Academy Awards on March 15 in Los Angeles. Indian viewers can watch the ceremony live on OTT. She joins global stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Anne Hathaway after her recent appearance at the Golden Globes. Read on to know more about it.
Oscars 2026 nominations out: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners makes history with record-breaking nods. Check full list of nominees
The 98th Academy Awards nominations have been announced, with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners breaking records with 16 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director, and major acting categories. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another follows closely with 14 nominations. Acting contenders feature Michael B. Jordan, Jessie Buckley, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Wunmi Mosaku
‘You should never give up on your dream’: Meet Michaela Benthaus, the German engineer who left her wheelchair behind to reach space
Michaela Benthaus, a German aerospace engineer, has made history as the world’s first wheelchair user to travel into space. Flying aboard a Blue Origin suborbital mission from Texas, Benthaus crossed the Kármán line in a brief but groundbreaking journey. After landing, she shared a powerful message: “You should never give up on your dream.”
Paraplegic engineer Michaela Benthaus becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space
In a groundbreaking achievement, Michaela Benthaus, a German engineer who lives with paraplegia, fulfilled her dream of space travel aboard Blue Origin, marking a first for wheelchair users. As she left her wheelchair behind and experienced weightlessness, she gazed down at Earth, a sight of wonder and inspiration.
Golden Globe Awards nominations: Leonardo DiCaprio’s One Battle After Another leads Golden Globes 2026 with 9 nominations; see full list
Golden Globe Awards nominations: Leonardo DiCaprio's "One Battle After Another" leads the 83rd Golden Globe nominations with nine nods, dominating film categories. "The White Lotus" secured six nominations in television, while Norway's "Sentimental Value" garnered eight international nods. The awards ceremony is scheduled for January 11, 2026, hosted by Nikki Glaser.
Blue Origin: Sending 'up' the rich and famous is good
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched an all-female celebrity crew on a space trip. This move, though criticized, is seen as a necessary step. Celebrities test new technology, paving the way for future public access. An all-female crew promotes representation. Celebrity involvement makes space travel exciting. This approach, funded by wealthy individuals, aims to make space travel affordable for everyone.
Who is Jillian Lauren? Weezer bassist’s wife shot by LA cops during manhunt
Jillian Lauren, wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot by Los Angeles police in her garden during a search for a hit-and-run suspect in Eagle Rock. Officers say she pointed a gun at them and ignored repeated orders to disarm. Treated for non-life-threatening injuries, she was later arrested for attempted murder, though police confirmed she was not part of the original incident.
Katy Perry to join Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s star-studded mission: Here’s who’s flying with her
Katy Perry was on Thursday announced as a member of the all-female crew on Blue Origin's next space flight. She will be joined by CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos’ fiancee. During the 11-minute mission, passengers get to experience microgravity once their capsule goes past the Karman line, which is widely recognised as the boundary of space.
US's 1st Black astronaut ventures into space!
Dwight, now 90, got to experience a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space.
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA's early astronaut corps. But he wasn't picked for the 1963 class. Dwight, now 90, went through a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space on a roughly 10-minute flight. He called it "a life changing experience."
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sets new launch attempt for December 19
Blue Origin said it would try again on Tuesday to launch a rocket and return to space for the first time in more than a year, after scrubbing a mission for last-minute technical reasons. Though the rocket will carry a payload of science experiments, not people, mission NS-24 must succeed before Blue Origin can return to taking wealthy thrill-seekers to the final frontier.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin headed back into space after accident
The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket Big Shepard Monday for the first time since an accident more than a year ago, as the firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos heads back into space. Blue Origin is competing in the space tourism market with Virgin Galactic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin expects split on space station partnership
Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, is expected to break up its corporate partnership with Sierra Space to build a commercial space station. Blue Origin has reassigned employees working on the project to other programs, such as its moon lander contract with NASA.
Space accidents: NTSB, FAA agree on leading investigations
The NTSB is currently the primary investigator of crashes involving airplanes and other modes of transportation but has no authority to write regulations. The FAA is the chief safety regulator for the aviation industry. The two agencies are frequently at odds, usually when the safety board believes its recommendations are being ignored by the FAA.
US lawmakers seek formation of bipartisan commission on origins of COVID19 virus in China
The members of the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, said that the commission should be modelled after the 9-11 Commission.
Bezos' 2021 Space Odyssey a risk too far for insurers
Amazon CEO Bezos, a lifelong space enthusiast, has been vying with Elon Musk and Richard Branson to become the first billionaire to fly beyond the earth's atmosphere
Navy submarine INS Sindhughosh collides with fishing boat, periscope damaged
The 3,000-tonne submarine INS Sindhughosh, which was participating in the major naval exercise Tropex in the Arabian Sea.
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