Geoff Brumfiel
Geoff Brumfiel works as a senior editor and correspondent on NPR's science desk. His editing duties include science and space, while his reporting focuses on the intersection of science and national security.
From April of 2016 to September of 2018, Brumfiel served as an editor overseeing basic research and climate science. Prior to that, he worked for three years as a reporter covering physics and space for the network. Brumfiel has carried his microphone into ghost villages created by the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. He's tracked the journey of highly enriched uranium as it was shipped out of Poland. For a story on how animals drink, he crouched for over an hour and tried to convince his neighbor's cat to lap a bowl of milk.
Before NPR, Brumfiel was based in London as a senior reporter for Nature Magazine from 2007-2013. There, he covered energy, space, climate, and the physical sciences. From 2002 – 2007, Brumfiel was Nature Magazine's Washington Correspondent.
Brumfiel is the 2013 winner of the Association of British Science Writers award for news reporting on the Fukushima nuclear accident.
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On Tuesday morning, four commercial astronauts took off on a journey to orbit. In the coming days, they're planning on undertaking the first commercial spacewalk.
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Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket launched four private astronauts into orbit. In a few days, the crew will attempt the first ever private spacewalk ever.
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Four astronauts aboard a SpaceX capsule will attempt the historic private spacewalk. It's a high-risk operation with lots that could go wrong, but with a potentially great view.
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Amateur writers using AI tools produced stories that were deemed more creative, but the research suggests the creativity of the group overall went down. -
The spacecraft experienced numerous leaks and technical glitches. NASA says it's using the extra time to evaluate whether it can return safely.
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The far side of the moon looks very different from the near side, and with the Chang'e 6 mission, scientists are hoping to learn why. -
For over a decade, Israel has looked to the Iron Dome missile defense system to protect citizens from attack. But experts warn a war with Hezbollah could test it like never before.
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This week, two brand new spacecraft launched: SpaceX's Starship and Boeing's Starliner. Each had distinct missions and challenges.
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This is the fourth test for Starship, and this time, it returned successfully to earth. -
After years of delays, Boeing Starliner finally launched humans for the first time Wednesday carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
