Miles O'Brien

Sheriffs' deputies look at wreckage from the crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo near Cantil, California November 2, 2014. A suborbital passenger spaceship being developed by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic company crashed during a test flight on Fr

As businesses enter the space race, the need to make a buck leaves questions about safety

Hundreds of people have booked flights with Virgin Galactic to go to space at $250,000 a ticket. But what exactly are people signing up for?

As businesses enter the space race, the need to make a buck leaves questions about safety
Pizzas

Think you want authentic Italian pizza? Think again

Think you want authentic Italian pizza? Think again
PBS NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien

Science reporter Miles O'Brien on the Fukushima cleanup, irradiated fish and losing his arm on assignment

Science reporter Miles O'Brien on the Fukushima cleanup, irradiated fish and losing his arm on assignment

The Technology of the Boston Bombing Manhunt

The Technology of the Boston Bombing Manhunt

Understanding the Brains of Mass Killers

Understanding the Brains of Mass Killers

Transit of Venus Visible in Today's Sky

Transit of Venus Visible in Today's Sky

Is the Private Era in Space Officially Upon Us?

Is the Private Era in Space Officially Upon Us?

Scientist Warned of Tsunami Disaster in Japan

Long before the tsunami hit Japan last year, paleontologist Koji Minoura had been warning of the danger. Minoura found evidence that a huge tsunami hit Sendai in the year 869, and he cautioned that a similar disaster was overdue.

Scientist Warned of Tsunami Disaster in Japan

Frontline Doc Looks at Fukushima and Nuclear Energy

Frontline Doc Looks at Fukushima and Nuclear Energy
The World

Modernizing the airplane: GPS to replace radar

The Senate passed a $34.5 billion bill on Monday that will bring in GPS technology to replace radar. This is an attempt to help modernize our country's dated air traffic control system.

Modernizing the airplane: GPS to replace radar
The World

Today in space: shuttle lift-off, Leonids ho-hum

The Leonid meteor shower peaked early Tuesday morning ? before most of our listeners were awake. NASA also launched the space shuttle Atlantis. It's the fifth successful shuttle launch this year.

Today in space: shuttle lift-off, Leonids ho-hum
The World

Light years away: the discovery of 'exo-planets'

Scientists from the European Space Agency have just discovered 32 'exo-planets' ? planets in other solar systems, most of them much larger than Earth. For an explanation of what this means to the scientific community, we talk with reporter Miles O'Brien.

Light years away: the discovery of 'exo-planets'
The World

Fly Me to the Moon (But Let's Go Coach)

NASA's hopes of sending astronauts back to the moon by 2020 are delayed because of budget concerns. The Takeaway is joined by Miles O'Brien, science and aviation reporter, for more on the future of space travel.

Fly Me to the Moon (But Let's Go Coach)
The World

Mars lander

Phoenix Lander reaches Mars, begins search for life in polar ice

Mars lander