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April 23, 2023

Martian base on Earth set to host first ‘astronauts’

Four people will soon move into the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars (SAM) base in Arizona

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

Explainer: What manmade biospheres can tell us about climate change

A researcher in safety gear is suspended midair by climbing ropes inside a large greenhouse structure. Surrounded by dense foliage, the individual is conducting canopy-level work beneath a geometric glass-and-metal dome

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