Geoff Brumfiel

6 days ago | wypr.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Andrew Limbong

If the U.S. does drop a powerful "bunker buster" bomb on a suspected underground nuclear weapons site in Iran, experts in radiation hazards say there is little risk of widespread contamination.

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Nell Greenfieldboyce |Geoff Brumfiel

If the U. S. does drop a powerful "bunker buster" bomb on a suspected underground nuclear weapons site in Iran, experts in radiation hazards see little risk of widespread contamination. The site in question, Iran's mysterious Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, is built into a mountainside and seems to be in the business of processing uranium isotopes. That means it would mostly be working with uranium in the form of a gas called uranium hexafluoride.

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Geoff Brumfiel

SpaceX is best known for its high-profile crewed missions to the International Space Station and its ambitious Starship program. But the U.S. has become increasingly reliant on the company for critical and sometimes secret space operations. This relationship is now jeopardized by the escalating feud between SpaceX founder Elon Musk and President Trump. The ongoing dispute highlights the deep interdependence between the U.S. government and SpaceX.

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Geoff Brumfiel

May 28, 2025 Updated May 27, 2025 at 21:13 PM ETElon Musk’s giant, multi-billion-dollar mega rocket launched again from Texas on Tuesday evening for another test flight. This time, however, the rocket lost lost control due to a leak, making a controlled landing unlikely, SpaceX announcers said during the flight’s livestream. The rocket, known as Starship, had experienced a similar issue during its third test flight.

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Geoff Brumfiel |Ayana Archie

Updated May 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM EDTElon Musk's giant, multi-billion-dollar mega rocket launched again from Texas on Tuesday evening for another test flight. This time, however, the rocket lost lost control due to a leak, making a controlled landing unlikely, SpaceX announcers said during the flight's livestream. The rocket, known as Starship, had experienced a similar issue during its third test flight.