
Ben Turner
Ben Turner is a U.K. based writer and editor at Live Science. He covers physics and astronomy, tech and climate change. He graduated from University College London with a degree in particle physics before training as a journalist. When he's not writing, Ben enjoys reading literature, playing the guitar and embarrassing himself with chess.
Latest articles by Ben Turner

Artemis II launch LIVE: Who are the two backup crewmembers for NASA's historic mission?
By Ben Turner, Patrick Pester, Brandon Specktor, Harry Baker, Kenna Hughes-Castleberry last updated
Live Blog Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Get the latest news and updates on the Artemis II mission as the countdown begins for NASA's return to the moon.

NASA announces moon base, Iran war releases staggering carbon, why weed gives people munchies, and Artemis II preps for liftoff.
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week March 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Live Science Today: Jaw-dropping first glimpse of sperm whale birth and how NASA is turning astronauts into test subjects
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Friday, March 27, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: Meta and Google fined for causing social media addiction and how dogs were our friends for millennia
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Thursday, March 26, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spread
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Wednesday, March 25, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: Jensen Huang AGI claim and major leap to reanimation after death
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Tuesday, March 24, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: Earth hits record energy imbalance, Hawaii floods and NASA prepares for Artemis II launch
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Monday, March 23, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the week
By Ben Turner published
The ancient and rare star PicII-503 is helping astronomers understand how carbon became so abundant in the universe.

Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis fragment resurfaces, a promising cure for Alzheimer's appears, and a hexagonal diamond is made
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadline
By Ben Turner published
A series of leaks means the coming launch window will be NASA's final attempt to meet its April mission deadline.

Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: Artemis II readies for rollout as auroras paint skies
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Thursday, March 19, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: Meningitis is back and Iran war fertilizer shock
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Wednesday, March 18, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: Super El Niño looms and Starlink hits 10,000 satellites in orbit
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Your daily shot of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Live Science Today: 'Hexagonal' diamonds and fish scale down
By Ben Turner published
Daily Roundup Monday, March 16, 2026: Your daily shot of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Startling archaeological finds, the Gulf Stream signals possible collapse, our sun's mass migration, the world's smallest QR code, and have we hit peak oil?
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week March 14, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Cannibal orcas identified near Russia, two 'extinct' marsupials found, humans do cranial modification, China's oracle bones reveal climate disaster, and a barefoot volcanologist
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week March 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

'Blood moon' total eclipse dazzles millions around the world (photos)
By Brandon Specktor, Ben Turner published
Here are the first images of the March 3 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse visible over North America, Australia, and eastern Asia.

'Spiderwebs' spotted on Mars as NASA's moon program gets a major shakeup, tigers set to return to Kazakhstan, and why 'monogenic' diseases might not be so simple after all.
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week Feb. 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

NASA announces sweeping overhaul of Artemis return to moon
By Ben Turner, Brandon Specktor published
A major shakeup to NASA's Artemis program will step rocket launches up to an annual basis, and discard a Boeing-designed upper stage.

China's kung fu robots, physicists' re-creation of the Big Bang soup, a teenager buried with her father's bones on her chest, and mathmeticians puzzle over AI taking their jobs.
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week Feb. 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Artemis II update: NASA targets March 6 for launch of historic moon mission following successful 'wet dress rehearsal'
By Brandon Specktor, Ben Turner published
NASA is targeting March 6 as the earliest possible launch date for the Artemis II mission to the moon following a successful 'wet dress rehearsal' on Thursday.

Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says
By Ben Turner published
The 2024 Starliner mission, which left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded in space for nine months, has received NASA's worst mishap classification in a damning report.

China turns desert into carbon sink, a viking giant in a mass grave, real-life inception, and a Valentine's gift idea from nature
By Ben Turner published
Science news this week Feb. 14 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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