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| May 20, 2013
Life of Sally Ride Honored at Kennedy Center Tribute
On Monday, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien will serve as master of ceremonies at an event honoring the legacy of astronaut Sally Ride at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center. This is the column that O'Brien wrote immediately following Ride's death in July 2012, after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
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| May 8, 2013
As Rios Montt Trial Nears End, A Look Back at US Role in Guatemala's Civil War
Miles O'Brien reports from Guatemala on the forensic science used to document charges of a genocide against thousands of indigenous Mayans in the 80s. This is the extended version of the broadcast piece.
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| May 8, 2013
Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Miles O'Brien reports from Guatemala on the forensic science used to document charges of a genocide against thousands of indigenous Mayans in the 80s. This is the extended version of the broadcast piece.
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| May 8, 2013
From Guatemalan Soil, Scientists Unearth Signs of Genocide
In Guatemala, investigators using forensic science have compelling evidence that thousands of innocent indigenous Ixil Mayans were the target of extermination in the 1980s. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on how murder, politics and science intersect in the genocide trial of former leader Efrain Rios Montt.
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| May 6, 2013
News Flash: EPA Now Accountable to Public
There is nothing more frustrating for a reporter than posing a legitimate, reasonable questions to a representative of a federal agency and, in response, being told to talk to the hand.
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| March 15, 2013
Decision Delayed on Dangerous Chemical Found in Drinking Water
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien talks to scientists, members of the chemical industry and representatives from Pacific Gas and Electric about chromium-6 contamination in American drinking water. What is a safe level for humans to consume and why has the EPA stalled on setting a federal standard?
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| March 15, 2013
How to Get Chromium-6 Out of Your Water
Nearly 70 million Americans are believed to have hexavalent chromium in their drinking water. The good news is there are filters you can buy to remove the chemical from your tap water.
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| March 13, 2013
Protecting Americans From Danger in the Drinking Water
The town of Hinkley, Calif., had a Hollywood moment when its battle with chromium-6 tainted water was made into the film "Erin Brockovich." But Hinkley, still struggling with contamination, hasn't had a Hollywood ending. Miles O'Brien examines what chemicals are in our drinking water and why it's so difficult to get rid of them.
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| March 13, 2013
Erin Brockovich: The Real-Life Unhappy Ending
On tonight's NewsHour, Miles O'Brien reports on the decline of Hinkley, Calif., the town featured in the movie Erin Brockovich. Here's the not-so-Hollywood version of what really happened in Hinkley and beyond.
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| Feb. 21, 2013
Live Chat: Mind of a Rampage Killer
Can science help explain what combination of factors compels a human being to commit the most inhuman of crimes? Join Miles O' Brien of the report "Mind of a Rampage Killer" on NOVA, and social science expert Katherine S. Newman of Johns Hopkins for a live chat at 7 p.m. ET today.
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| Feb. 20, 2013
Hanging Out Live With Astronauts From the International Space Station
For his documentary, Mind of a Rampage Killer, Miles spoke with Liza Long, the Idaho-based writer who wrote the blog, "I am Adam Lanza's Mother," and her son. Here is an extended version
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| Feb. 20, 2013
The Mind of a Rampage Killer
What causes a seemingly happy, non-violent teenager to open fire on classmates? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the minds of rampage killers by profiling Andy Williams, who killed two students in a school shooting in California.
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| Feb. 20, 2013
For Obama, Public Opinion on Sequester May Not Be Enough
What causes a seemingly happy, non-violent teenager to open fire on classmates? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the minds of rampage killers by profiling Andy Williams, who killed two students in a school shooting in California.
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| Feb. 20, 2013
Sins of the Sons
It’s a parent’s nightmare. Your child’s school has been the scene of a mass shooting. But what if your child was the shooter? Miles O’Brien meets the father of a rampage killer and a mother who worries her son might one day become one.
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| Feb. 18, 2013
School Shooter: 'My Grand Plan Was Suicide by Cop'
In 2001, Andy Williams opened fire on his high school campus, killing two and wounding 13. In a recent phone call with science correspondent Miles O'Brien, he reflects on that shooting from California's Ironwood State Prison.
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| Jan. 3, 2013
Into Pungent Water
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien plunged into a muck of that which rhymes with "it" to investigate our ailing sewage system. Here's his story of what happened underground. Don't miss his full report on tonight's NewsHour.
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| Dec. 27, 2012
Miles O'Brien: Crawling in Sewage, Cuddling With Dolphins in 2012
Over the past year, science correspondent Miles O'Brien has jogged, drank and slept on the job. Watch a highlights reel of his year of science reports.
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| Dec. 13, 2012
Scientists Say Bottoms Up to Find the Connection Between Genes and Addiction
Scientists have not found one master alcoholism gene in DNA but rather several that may affect a person's susceptibility. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien goes under the influence to examine the genetic science behind alcoholism and other addictions, and how the answers point to great challenges in curing substance abuse.
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| Dec. 13, 2012
Meteor Shower Told in Tweets
Scientists have not found one master alcoholism gene in DNA but rather several that may affect a person's susceptibility. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien goes under the influence to examine the genetic science behind alcoholism and other addictions, and how the answers point to great challenges in curing substance abuse.
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| Dec. 13, 2012
Avoiding Addiction When It's in Your DNA
To understand more about the link between addiction and genes, science correspondent Miles O'Brien drinks a mixture of 30 grams of pure ethanol and Diet Coke, the equivalent of three stiff drinks, and undergoes a series of tests.
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| Nov. 30, 2012
Grand Canyon May Be 60 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought
A newly published study renews an old debate about the age of the Grand Canyon, positing a possibility that the geographical formation could be tens of millions of years older than current wisdom suggests, dating back to the time of dinosaurs. Margaret Warner talks to science correspondent Miles O'Brien about its significance.
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| Nov. 30, 2012
Tiny Flying 'Bengal Tigers' invade Brooklyn
A newly published study renews an old debate about the age of the Grand Canyon, positing a possibility that the geographical formation could be tens of millions of years older than current wisdom suggests, dating back to the time of dinosaurs. Margaret Warner talks to science correspondent Miles O'Brien about its significance.
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| Nov. 15, 2012
Can Sleep Make You Smarter?
Sleep deprivation can cause serious health and cognitive problems in humans. In short, it can make us fat, sick and stupid. But why humans do need so much sleep? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien talks to scientists on the cutting edge of sleep research and asks if there's any way humans might evolve into getting by with less.
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| Nov. 15, 2012
'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' ... And Other Myths
How much sleep do we need? Can we cram the proverbial eight hours into six? Miles O'Brien will tackle these questions on tonight's NewsHour broadcast. But first, we take you behind the scenes and into the water for today's Science Thursday.
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| Oct. 26, 2012
Designing Robobees Poses Engineering Challenge
The robotic bee, or "robobee" has an electronic nervous system that tells it to flap its wings, an exoskeleton inspired by a children's pop-up book and a computer-chip brain.
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| Oct. 19, 2012
Absorbent Nanomaterial Cleans up Toxic Water
While researching ways to detect explosives at airports, chemist Paul Edmiston made an unexpected discovery: a new spongelike material he calls "Osorb,' which soaks up oil and other contaminants from water. In this video, he demonstrates how to whip up a batch, adds toxins, filters them out, and then drinks it.
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| Oct. 15, 2012
Austrian Daredevil Lands on His Feet After Supersonic Jump from the Stratosphere
Felix Baumgartner jumped from 24 miles above the earth to break a 52-year-old record for the highest successful free fall jump. Hari Sreenivasan talks to science correspondent Miles O'Brien who explains what scientists can learn from this jump, especially about the survival of the human being in the face of extreme risks.
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| Sept. 26, 2012
The Shuttle Shokunin: Miles O'Brien on Kennedy Space Center's 50th Anniversary
Miles O'Brien delivered a speech at the Kennedy Space Center's 50th anniversary dinner on Sept. 22, 2012. Here's an adapted version of that speech.
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| Sept. 25, 2012
Dropsonde: The Workhorse of Hurricane Hunting
Dropsondes are lightweight cylinders loaded with sensors that are ejected from airplanes into powerful hurricanes. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on a team at the National Center for Atmospheric Research that uses these "sondes" to take vertical slices of the atmosphere.
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| Sept. 17, 2012
From Battlefield to Operating Room: Augmented Reality Gets Practical
Augmented reality: technology that superimposes computer-generated virtual objects onto our view of the real world. NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on a team of scientists at Mississippi State University working to mix virtual and real objects for practical use.
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| Sept. 7, 2012
Hurricane Winds Blast Solar Panels and Roof Tiles...On Purpose
At Florida International University, 12 giant fans mimic the intensity of a Category 5 hurricane, pummeling rooftops, building materials and solar panels with winds reaching 157 miles per hour.
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| Aug. 27, 2012
Neil Armstrong: Reluctant, Modest Hero Who Inspired Nation with One Step
Though known for making a "giant leap for mankind," when Neil Armstrong stepped on the surface of the moon, he later said that he "didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small." Science correspondent Miles O'Brien remembers the life of one of the most inspiring astronauts in U.S. history.
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| Aug. 3, 2012
Mission to Mars: Anticipating NASA Rover 'Curiosity' Touchdown
NASA will soon attempt to land the rover Curiosity on the surface of Mars. If all goes as planned, Curiosity will enter the Martian atmosphere, slowing its descent by releasing a parachute, and lower to the surface on a tether with the help of a 'sky crane.' Miles O'Brien previews the anticipated rover landing on the Red Planet.
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| Aug. 3, 2012
Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Surface of Mars
NASA will soon attempt to land the rover Curiosity on the surface of Mars. If all goes as planned, Curiosity will enter the Martian atmosphere, slowing its descent by releasing a parachute, and lower to the surface on a tether with the help of a 'sky crane.' Miles O'Brien previews the anticipated rover landing on the Red Planet.
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| Aug. 2, 2012
Are We All Martians? The Curious Hunt for Life on Mars
The prospect that Mars was once a cushy berth for life has waxed and waned as our abilities to study the planet have evolved.
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| July 24, 2012
Sally Ride, 61, Left Major Imprint on Space Program, Inspired Young Scientists
Known for being the first American woman in space, Sally Ride dedicated her life to inspiring young people to engage in science, using space travel as a means to an educational end, rather than her own personal thrill ride. Judy Woodruff talks with science correspondent Miles O'Brien about Ride and her legacy.
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| July 24, 2012
Ride, Sally Ride: My Dinner with the First American Woman in Space
On the 17th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger space shuttle, Sally Ride had dinner at Miles O'Brien's home. She was one of the guests of honor celebrating the opening of a new Challenger Learning Center. Miles reflects on that dinner and Ride's contribution to science and space flight.
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| July 23, 2012
Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies at 61
Miles O'Brien remembers Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, who died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
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| July 13, 2012
In Austin, Charged up About Smart Power
Miles O'Brien examines power grid reliability in a neighborhood near Austin, Texas that uses "smart grid" technology to track - and control - its energy consumption.
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| July 13, 2012
The View from the Volt: Miles Risks Safety While Talking Smart Power
Last week, a powerful "derecho" storm hammered the mid-Atlantic region, snuffing out power during the peak of a sweltering heat wave for nearly a week in some homes. Days later, Miles O'Brien traveled to Austin, Tex. to look at a neighborhood that operates on a smart grid. Here's a preview to his piece, which airs tonight.
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| July 1, 2012
Alan Alda is Trying to Find the Next Carl Sagan
Miles O'Brien reports on a contest created by actor Alan Alda, which challenges scientists to flex their communication muscles by answering the seemingly simple question, "What is a flame?" Thousands of 11-year-olds serve as judges.
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| June 15, 2012
In Monarch Butterflies, Scientists Find Link Between Migration and Disease
Butterflies and bats reveal clues about spread of infectious disease. Miles O'Brien reports.
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| May 25, 2012
Are U.S. Nuclear Plants Ready for a Fukushima-Like Meltdown?
When Chairman Gregory Jaczko resigned from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week, reports suggested it was linked to battles within the commission over safety requirements. In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Miles O'Brien reports on how government regulators in the U.S. set the safety bar for nuclear plants.
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| May 22, 2012
SpaceX Blasts Into 'Uncharted Territory,' Hoping to Make Space Cheaper
After several delays -- including a last-second abort on Saturday when computers spotted a bad engine valve, Space Explorations Technologies Corporation on Tuesday became the first private company to send a vessel to the International Space Station. Jeffrey Brown and Miles O'Brien discuss the significance of the SpaceX launch.
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| May 22, 2012
International Space Station Catches 'Dragon by the Tail'
After several delays -- including a last-second abort on Saturday when computers spotted a bad engine valve, Space Explorations Technologies Corporation on Tuesday became the first private company to send a vessel to the International Space Station. Jeffrey Brown and Miles O'Brien discuss the significance of the SpaceX launch.
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| May 22, 2012
Miles O'Brien on SpaceX Launch: Space for the Rest of Us
Space is hard and unforgiving and there is still a lot of challenging work ahead for the SpaceX Dragon team. But this is a moment to savor.
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| May 18, 2012
Mapping Alligator Genomes Is Risky Business
David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason! Ray and his team study alligators, crocodiles, and bats, among other creatures. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), this multidisciplinary team from several universities is mapping crocodile and alligator genomes.
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| May 17, 2012
SpaceX Readies for Historic Launch
On Saturday, if all goes as planned, the privately owned spaceflight company SpaceX will launch its Dragon capsule into low-Earth orbit and three days later dock with the International Space Station.
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| May 14, 2012
The Veins of a Leaf: Revealing Nature's Mathematical System
The veins of a leaf are key to its structure. Mathematical physicists at Rockefeller University use fluorescent dye and time lapse photography to study microscopic patterns within these veins to better understand how nutrients flow through the leaf and into the plant's cells. Miles O'Brien reports for the latest Science Nation.
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| May 10, 2012
Chimpanzee Testing: Is it the Beginning of the End?
Medical experiments on chimpanzees can be invasive, involving injections, blood samples and liver biopsies. But some say it's the only way to advance medicine. Miles O'Brien reports explores whether there are ever instances in which the scientific value of research should offset the moral cost of working with chimps.
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| May 10, 2012
Research Chimps to Retire to Louisiana Sanctuary
Medical experiments on chimpanzees can be invasive, involving injections, blood samples and liver biopsies. But some say it's the only way to advance medicine. Miles O'Brien reports explores whether there are ever instances in which the scientific value of research should offset the moral cost of working with chimps.
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| May 10, 2012
Cloned Cave Baby Lost in Translation
Medical experiments on chimpanzees can be invasive, involving injections, blood samples and liver biopsies. But some say it's the only way to advance medicine. Miles O'Brien reports explores whether there are ever instances in which the scientific value of research should offset the moral cost of working with chimps.
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| May 10, 2012
'Oops Babies' Sired by Twice-Vasectomized Chimp
Despite a strict no-breeding rule and extreme efforts to stop it, the chimps are having accidental babies. Tracy was born five years ago. And this Valentine's Day, 29-year-old Flora was found nursing a newborn chimp. The births occurred even though all males in the group were vasectomized - some twice.
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| May 8, 2012
Breathalyzer Detects Diseases From Diabetes to Cancer
Scientists at Stony Brook University have developed a breathalyzer with a sensor chip that can detect diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol and lung cancer. The sensor is coated with tiny nanowires capable of isolating biomarkers -- chemical compounds in the breath that signal disease.
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| May 3, 2012
SpaceX Boldly Looks to Blast 'Millions of People to Mars'
With the space shuttle era now over and U.S. space flight on the verge of going private for the near future, the company behind the so-called SpaceX project has ambitious plans to make space flight cheaper for cargo and for humans, with a bold idea to send millions of people to Mars. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| April 30, 2012
Tiny 3-D Structures Assemble with Remarkable Precision
Miles O'Brien reports on a team of scientists at Johns Hopkins University who are developing self-assembling, three-dimensional nanostructures to be used for targeted drug delivery.
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| April 17, 2012
Miles O'Brien Reflects on Discovery's Last Flight, Space Shuttle Shortcomings
Miles O'Brien reports on what Space Shuttle Discovery's final trip to retirement means for the Sunshine State. Also, the successes and shortcomings of the storied shuttle program, and what comes next for NASA.
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| April 9, 2012
Electric Knifefish Charged with Sixth Sense
The weakly electric knifefish uses its electric field as a sixth sense - to communicate, navigate its murky surroundings and hunt prey. Mechanical engineer Noah Cowan of Johns Hopkins University explains that a small organ in the tail of the Ecuadorian fish generates an electric field, which then envelopes the animal.
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| April 2, 2012
Seeing Beyond the Visual Cortex
Miles O'Brien reports on research that involves shooting a magnetic pulse straight into the visual cortex of a subject's brain, disabling that region and momentarily blinding the subject. Though "blind," in most cases, the subject can still correctly identify shapes flashed onto a computer screen, the study finds.
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| March 27, 2012
Harnessing Supercomputers to Predict Tornadoes
At the University of Oklahoma, scientists are designing a system that would predict where and when tornadoes will happen. The goal: to provide hours of warning time rather than minutes. Miles O'Brien reports for the National Science Foundation's latest Science Nation piece.
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| March 15, 2012
Fukushima After the Meltdown
How much is too much radiation, and why are Japanese authorities still grappling with that question? That's the subject of the latest blog from our science correspondent Miles O'Brien. We've compiled all of Miles reporting on the Japan quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown on one easy-to-access page.
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| March 12, 2012
In Japan, Nuclear Cleanup May Be Mission:Impossible
In the second installment of a three-part series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien reports on Japanese residents who are struggling to clean up contaminated farms, roads and school yards after the massive earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster struck Japan one year ago.
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| March 12, 2012
After 500 Years in Family, Rice Farmers Forced Off Land by Fukushima
In the second installment of a three-part series, Miles O'Brien reports on Japanese residents who are struggling to clean up contaminated farms, roads and schools after Japan's massive earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster struck in March 2011. He accompanies one couple as they visit the rice farm they were forced to abandon after 30 generations of growing rice on that land.
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| March 9, 2012
Near Fukushima, a Big 'Guessing Game' Over Radiation's Long-Term Risks
Sunday marks a year since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, causing a partial meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plants. In the first report in a series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien documents the country's cleanup attempts as scientists decide whether residual radiation could be potentially harmful.
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| March 9, 2012
Japan Flips the 'Off' Switch on Its Last Nuclear Reactor
Sunday marks a year since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, causing a partial meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plants. In the first report in a series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien documents the country's cleanup attempts as scientists decide whether residual radiation could be potentially harmful.
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| Feb. 23, 2012
Ballots of Yore: A History Lesson in Voting Technology
From clunky polling machines to the famous butterfly ballot, internet voting isn't the only ballot technology that's been fraught with problems. Political historian and curator William Bird provides us with a glimpse of various American voting systems through time and the problems they've encountered.
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| Feb. 16, 2012
Internet Voting: Will Democracy or Hackers Win?
While it seems like everything can be done online these days, that's not actually the case when it comes to elections. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explores the security, logistical and secrecy challenges of Internet voting.
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| Jan. 30, 2012
Electronic Tissue Monitors Brain, Heart and Muscles
Scientists are trying to develop tissue-like electronics that conform better to human organs. Elastic electronics, they call it.
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| Jan. 17, 2012
After Fallout of Fukushima, 'Frontline' Explores Nuclear Energy's Future
NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien traveled to three continents to examine the safety and future of nuclear energy in the wake of last spring's Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan. In this excerpt from Tuesday's edition of Frontline, O'Brien visits the Indian Point Power Plant in Buchanan, N.Y.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Spare Parts for Humans: Tissue Engineers Aim for Lab-Grown Limbs, Lungs and More
A new research breakthrough has enabled scientists to grow human tissue to repair or replace organs, and someday, maybe even limbs. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Great Lakes: Beyond the Biology
Lake Superior is warming at an alarming rate, according to oceanographer Tom Johnson of the University of Minnesota Duluth. Scientists from the observatory gather data from sediments, microbes and nitrate buildup in the Great Lakes to study how the lakes respond long-term to climate change.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
For Frequent Fliers, How Big a Concern Is Backscatter Body Scan Radiation?
As millions of Americans take to the skies for holiday travel, some scientists have raised concerns about the small dose of ionizing radiation emitted by backscatter full-body scanners used to screen passengers at U.S. airports. In partnership with ProPublica, Miles O'Brien examines what we do and don't know about the machines.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Behind the Backscatter: The Health, Security Implications of Body Scanners
On Thursday's NewsHour broadcast, Miles O'Brien reports on the safety of the latest backscatter body-scanning machines that are widely used in American airport security. Hari Sreenivasan caught up with Miles this week to get some behind-the-scenes intelligence on the piece.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami?
Researchers in Japan are working to find ways to limit the most-catastrophic damage from tsunamis. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Safecast Draws on Power of the Crowd to Map Japan's Radiation
Eight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and the power of crowdsourcing to find radiation hotspots. NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
'Hacker' Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan
Tonight on the NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on a grassroots group called Safecast that is crowdsourcing data on radiation contamination from locations around Japan. While in Tokyo, he spoke to Hari about his conversations with Safecast workers, Japanese officials and Japanese residents eager for more information about the consequences of the nuclear accident.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Earthquake Prediction: Could We Ever Forecast the Next Big One?
Hundreds of cities on the U.S. West Coast took part in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, just hours before a small tremor hit the San Francisco Bay Area. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan on efforts to predict big quakes before they hit.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Seismologists Convicted of Manslaughter for Failing to Predict Earthquake
Hundreds of cities on the U.S. West Coast took part in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, just hours before a small tremor hit the San Francisco Bay Area. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan on efforts to predict big quakes before they hit.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
While Rebuilding After Tsunami, Japan Seeks to Prevent Future Disasters
While in Tokyo, Miles O'Brien talked to Hari about one little-known precedent to the March tsunami, how the Japanese people are uniquely approaching the effort to rebuild tsunami-devastated areas, and their changing approach to nuclear energy in its wake.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey
For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
The Hidden Lives of Wolves
For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11?
The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using concrete to protect skyscrapers from the ravages of fire. Miles O'Brien reports on how the design of skyscrapers has changed since 9/11. This report was produced in collaboration with the PBS program "NOVA."
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| July 11, 2011
As Shuttle Retires, What's NASA's New Mission?
As the space shuttle Atlantis conducts its final mission, what comes next for U.S. space exploration? Ray Suarez gets three views.
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| July 8, 2011
NASA's Shuttle Era Winds Down With Bittersweet Moments, Grocery Run
Despite troublesome weather, space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit for the final time Friday with a four-person crew and a payload of food for the International Space Station. Judy Woodruff and science correspondent Miles O'Brien discuss this final mission, the end of the space shuttle era and what's next for NASA.
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| July 7, 2011
Mock Mission to Mars Tests Psychological Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel
As astronauts and scientists prepare for the end of the space shuttle era in the U.S., Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars. Miles O'Brien reports.
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| July 7, 2011
Mars500 Crew Finally Freed
As astronauts and scientists prepare for the end of the space shuttle era in the U.S., Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars. Miles O'Brien reports.
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