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Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2, located in Oracle, Arizona, U.S., shown in 2008. The facility was originally developed to study survivability and assess whether humans were capable of building and living in self-sustaining colonies in outer space. It was later used as a scientific research facility.
After the University of Arizona received the Biosphere 2 property in 2011, the institution utilized the facility as a scientific research institute. In addition to its primary focus on scientific inquiry, the university expanded the site's utility by incorporating artist-in-residence programs and public outreach initiatives.1