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Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable

Biosphere 2 is a research facility located near Tucson, Ariz. Katja Schulz/Flickr, CC BY Scott Saleska, University of…

byScott Saleska

October 12, 2025