Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien) header
Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien) profile picture

Miles O'Brien

@milesobrien

Miles O’Brien is a veteran science journalist, pilot & PBS NewsHour correspondent, telling stories on aviation, space, climate & technology.

 In the Air
linktr.ee/milesobrien3
Joined December 2007
  • Tweets14.2K
  • Following4.2K
  • Followers66.9K
790Media
Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)Photo by Miles O'Brien (@milesobrien)
Five Minutes That Might Have Made All the Difference, by @milesobrien milesobrien.substack.com/p/f…
2
6
1,453
The Threat Inside the Cockpit, by @milesobrien milesobrien.substack.com/p/t…
2
6
1,542
A deadly runway collision at LaGuardia is more than an accident—it’s a warning about the limits of an overstretched aviation system. open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
4
1
13
1,629
A century-old aviation mystery may finally be within reach. In Part 3 of Miles Ahead, we follow the evidence to a remote pond in Newfoundland—and make a push to solve the fate of the White Bird before 2027. Listen now. Help us find the truth. #WhiteBird #AviationHistory #MilesAhead by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
4
1
12
2,043
Revisiting one of the most haunting aviation stories I’ve ever covered: Japan Airlines Flight 123 — the deadliest single-aircraft crash in history. Part 1 of my series with Lars Perkins explores how a routine flight became an unimaginable tragedy — and the human stories inside it. #JAL123 #AviationSafety #BlackBox #AviationHistory Black Box Revisited: The Deadliest Single Plane Crash- Part 1, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
8
1,314
Two weeks before Lindbergh, two French aviators may have already crossed the Atlantic. Listen now. #WhiteBird #AviationHistory #MilesAhead The White Bird Mystery Deepens, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
3
1
1
32
31,807
The U.S. power demand boom is here. AI, data centers, rising costs—and one Texas coal plant planning a solar future. My latest story for PBS NewsHour. @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
1
1
9
1,194
First of a three-part series, exploring the most important unsolved aviation mystery of all time. The Hunt for the White Bird Begins, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
1
1
7
739
NASA Just Reset Artemis. That’s Not a Retreat — It’s a Reality Check., by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
5
1
13
1,155
Looks like a rollback is brewing for Artemis II. March launch windows would close, but if they do it soon, they preserve April options. nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026…
NASA Troubleshooting Artemis II Rocket Upper Stage Issue

NASA Troubleshooting Artemis II Rocket Upper Stage Issue

Editor’s note: NASA has updated an earlier version of this blog to provide additional details.

nasa.gov
1
7
846
Land Ho!, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
4
570
80,000 Students, One Icebreaker, and the Science Beneath Antarctica, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
2
11
742
From Ted Turner to TikTok: The Rise and Fall of Science Journalism—and What Comes Next, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
1
2
7
825
Failure, Data, and the Slow Truth of Thwaites, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
1
6
665
At the Edge of the Ice, and Time, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
4
543
When the Ice Wins , by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
2
4
1,031
A Hole in the Ice, a Hard Stop and a Hard Truth, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
2
1
6
716
A Hard Stop at Thwaites, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
2
10
1,649
Through the Ice at Thwaites, by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
1
10
846
Live from Thwaites for PBS News , by @milesobrien open.substack.com/pub/mileso…
1
1
14
1,298
Load more