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Miles O'Brien

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Journalist and filmmaker covering science, technology, climate, and aerospace for PBS. linktr.ee/milesobrien3

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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 08/09/2026
Thanks Jim!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 08/09/2026
Thank you!!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 04/09/2026
thanks! This topic is harder than rocket science!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/08/2026
It is mentioned. I would appreciate it if you would watch the story before commenting.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 29/03/2026
Thank you so much!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 23/03/2026
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/milesobr...
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The Warning We Can’t (and yet do) Ignore
Watch now | A deadly runway collision at LaGuardia underscores what the system has been trying to tell us.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/03/2026
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. #WhiteBird #AviationHistory #MilesAhead open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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The White Bird: Time to Solve the Mystery
In the final chapter of this three-part series, Miles O’Brien and aviation historian Ric Gillespie examine the physical evidence suggesting that the lost French aircraft L’Oiseau Blanc may lie beneath...
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 17/03/2026
You are most welcome!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 17/03/2026
Revisiting one of the most haunting aviation stories I’ve ever covered: Japan Airlines Flight 123 — the deadliest single-aircraft crash in history. #JAL123 #AviationSafety #BlackBox #AviationHistory open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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Black Box Revisited: The Deadliest Single Plane Crash- Part 1
Listen now (35 mins) | A return to Japan Airlines Flight 123 — a story of failure, humanity, and the thin line between routine and catastrophe
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 13/03/2026
No
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 12/03/2026
Two weeks before Lindbergh, two French aviators may have already crossed the Atlantic. Listen now. #WhiteBird #AviationHistory #MilesAhead open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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The White Bird Mystery Deepens
New evidence suggests the lost French transatlantic flight may have reached Newfoundland
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 11/03/2026
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. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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The Grid Meets the AI Boom
A Texas coal plant, a solar gamble—and the race to power the digital future
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 06/03/2026
First of a special three-part series investigating the most important unsolved aviation mystery of all time. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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The Hunt for the White Bird Begins
A new Miles Ahead podcast series revisits aviation’s greatest unsolved mystery
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 27/02/2026
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NASA Just Reset Artemis. That’s Not a Retreat — It’s a Reality Check.
NASA has reshuffled its return-to-the-Moon strategy.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 21/02/2026
Looks like a rollback is brewing for Artemis II. March launch windows would close, but if they do it soon, they preserve April options. www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
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NASA Troubleshooting Artemis II Rocket Upper Stage Issue, Preparing to Roll Back - NASA
Editor’s note: NASA has updated an earlier version of this blog to provide additional details.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 18/02/2026
Land Ho! Fifty-five days after shoving off for Antarctica. What an adventure. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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Land Ho!
Fifty-five days after shoving off, we see the beautiful cliffs of New Zealand - and smell the fertile turf.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 16/02/2026
From an Antarctic icebreaker, scientists connected live with 80,000 students worldwide to explain how hidden ocean heat is reshaping the “Doomsday Glacier”—and why it matters everywhere. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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80,000 Students, One Icebreaker, and the Science Beneath Antarctica
From the Southern Ocean, scientists revealed how hidden ocean heat is reshaping the “Doomsday Glacier”—and why the answers matter far beyond Antarctica.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 15/02/2026
Speaking live from Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, Miles O’Brien reflects on CNN, the collapse of science journalism, and a new project tracing the roots of today’s fractured media landscape. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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From Ted Turner to TikTok: The Rise and Fall of Science Journalism—and What Comes Next
Speaking from Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, a conversation for Breaking the News traces how CNN helped shape today’s fractured media landscape—and why rebuilding trust in science storytelling may be
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 14/02/2026
You're welcome!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 14/02/2026
Thanks!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 14/02/2026
You are welcome!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 14/02/2026
Thanks!!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 13/02/2026
A failed drill, rare new data, and the slow race to understand Antarctica’s most consequential glacier—my companion essay to tonight’s PBS NewsHour report from Thwaites. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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Failure, Data, and the Slow Truth of Thwaites
Even when the drilling stops, the science—and the stakes—keep moving beneath Antarctica’s most consequential glacier
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 11/02/2026
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At the Edge of the Ice, and Time
A live conversation from Antarctica reveals what we learned—and what we still don’t know—about the fate of the Doomsday Glacier
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 10/02/2026
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When the Ice Wins
A live Q&A from the Southern Ocean today (Feb 10) at 4 PM EST
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 05/02/2026
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A Hole in the Ice, a Hard Stop and a Hard Truth
At Thwaites Glacier, scientists reach the ocean below—only to watch their biggest hope freeze out of reach
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 05/02/2026
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A Hole in the Ice, a Hard Stop and a Hard Truth
At Thwaites Glacier, scientists reach the ocean below—only to watch their biggest hope freeze out of reach
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 01/02/2026
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A Hard Stop at Thwaites
Warm water confirmed beneath the glacier—but the long-term measurements slip away
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 31/01/2026
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Through the Ice at Thwaites
After nearly a full day of drilling, scientists finally reach the hidden ocean beneath Antarctica’s most consequential glacier
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 30/01/2026
Wow, that is a memory that would endure
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 30/01/2026
Thanks!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 30/01/2026
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Live from Thwaites for PBS News
An Antarctic drilling race, a vanishing window for science, and a first-of-its-kind broadcast from the bottom of the world
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 28/01/2026
I still see the “Y” in the sky. From Challenger in 1986 to Columbia in 2003, this is my account of what happens when near-misses become normal—and why spaceflight will never be routine. open.substack.com/pub/milesobr...
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I Still See the Sky: Challenger, Forty Years On
From a frozen Florida morning to the loss of two shuttles and fourteen astronauts, a reporter reflects on what silence inside a system can cost.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 28/01/2026
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Twenty Tons of Snow and a Week to Drill the Bottom of the World
A walk through the Thwaites Glacier drill camp—where a ten-person team races the weather, the ice, and the clock to reach the ocean beneath Antarctica.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 27/01/2026
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Wind, Ice, and a Hole in the End of the World
From the helideck of a Korean icebreaker, I watch scientists battle Antarctic winds—and 3,000 feet of ice—to reach the ocean beneath Thwaites Glacier.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 26/01/2026
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Oceanography the Hard Way: Shoveling a Path to the Sea Beneath Thwaites
Watch now | From a helicopter drop-in on the “Doomsday Glacier” to a fiber-optic lifeline to the ocean below, a ten-person team takes on 3,000 feet of ice, 20 tons of gear, and Antarctica’s brutal rea...
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 24/01/2026
wilco!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 24/01/2026
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Two Horizons, One Glacier, One Elevator in the Amundsen Sea
From a Korean icebreaker in front of Thwaites, reporting on the night a robot slipped beneath the ice to measure the future of sea level
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/01/2026
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Thwaites Glacier Calving
A tough shot to get
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/01/2026
I'm here with Director of Photography, Nevan Swanson, and Producer, Editor, and Photographer Kate Tobin.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/01/2026
I really appreciate that!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/01/2026
I never worked a day in my life!
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/01/2026
Maybe a little more important than a battleship?
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/01/2026
Don't forget that Admiral Byrd brought CBS correspondent Charles Murphy on his second expedition to "Little America." They did regular live broadcasts. Unfortunately, none were recorded.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Watch this video of @milesobrien.com from a Korean Icebreaker in Antarctica. Glad he mentioned that the US no longer has this capability because of the Trump regime. There are also two @nytimes.com reporters on the same ship. 🌊
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 20/01/2026
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On board the voyage to Antarctica to learn why a massive glacier is melting
Reporting from Thwaites Glacier, where scientists race weather and time to measure the ice that could reshape the world’s coastlines
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 19/01/2026
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The Sun Shines, and the Rotors Spin, at Thwaites
As the helicopters take to the air, the race is on to reach the scientific holy grail.
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 17/01/2026
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Waiting on the Weather at the Edge of the World
board South Korea’s research icebreaker Araon, scientists race the forecast—and the clock—to unlock what’s happening beneath Thwaites Glacier.
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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
@milesobrien.com 🤝 Thwaites Glacier One of the most remote places on Earth. View our livestream NOW: 🔴https://www.youtube.com/live/hboOl0tJTls?si=1c4vD4EJGsqpNmRh
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Miles O'Brien @milesobrien.com · 16/01/2026
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Tilting at Windmills — and the Grid We Risk in the Process
After more than a decade covering offshore wind, I return to Revolution Wind — where jobs, electricity demand, and politics collide just as the grid is tightening.
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