Science Aug 05 What scientists are learning after SpaceX debris crashed into the moon By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
Nation Jan 28 Watch 5:24 Miles O'Brien joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the Challenger disaster on 'Settle In' Forty years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on live television just 73 seconds after lifting off. All seven astronauts aboard died, plunging the nation into mourning. On our video podcast “Settle In,” Geoff Bennett and Miles O’Brien discussed that… By Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre
Politics Nov 05 Behind the scenes of vote counting in one Georgia county The polls in Georgia may be closed, but the work is not done.@milesobrien goes behind the scenes at election headquarters in Gwinnett County for a look at democracy in action. pic.twitter.com/JHYgMCcZFN —… By News Desk
Science May 22 Tipping Point: Agriculture on the brink -- A PBS NewsHour Special As the world's population expands-- with some United Nations estimates saying it will reach nearly 10 billion people in the next three decades--as do concerns about how to feed the population sustainably. By Miles O'Brien
World Jul 21 Watch 5:47 The world is striving to fully adopt clean energy. Will we succeed in time? The consequences of extreme weather are evident and unmistakable. Scientists say human-caused climate change is making these events more frequent and severe. Miles O'Brien looks at a pivotal upcoming moment in addressing the climate crisis with Alok Sharma, president of… By Miles O'Brien
Jan 11 Watch 8:56 Obama's 'bold, yet fragile' climate legacy By PBS News Hour President Obama is passionate, and vocal, about combating climate change. As his tenure draws to a close, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reviews the administration's environmental policy -- from the 2009 “cap-and-trade” climate bill, to the 2015 Paris accord, to executive… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 8:42 The sacred and the scientific clash on Hawaii's Mauna Kea By PBS News Hour Over a thousand years ago, Polynesians followed the stars in the Mauna Kea sky on their path to Hawaii. Those stars are now of interest to astronomers, who believe the mountain's summit is the perfect spot to build a giant,… Continue watching
Dec 12 Landing an airplane with John Glenn as my copilot By News Desk On May 17, 2006, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien got the chance to fly with his boyhood hero, astronaut and pilot John Glenn, for a story he was working on about the future of aviation. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 10:30 Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman By PBS News Hour Former astronaut and senator John Glenn has died at age 95. In every chapter of his life, whether on Earth or above it, Glenn accumulated achievements -- serving as a Marine fighter pilot in two wars and later launching into… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 5:46 The amazing, complicated science of the Nobel winners explained By PBS News Hour A trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating some of the world’s tiniest machines. Their nanorobots use extremely controlled movements to perform tasks that the creators hope will one day be useful in the world of… Continue watching