He says the agency currently has twenty-eight projects working in astrobiology, or the study of life in outer space.
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Astronomers use the observatory to study the positions and movements of the Earth, sun,moon and other objects in space.
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In his "Space Project, " Vincent pays homage to the world's great centers ofspace exploration and study: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia, Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, various observatories and antenna arrays, and, most recently, the Ariane Space Center in French Guiana.
Spectators will be able to engage in a wide-range of scientific discussions including the use of atoms to studyspace, testing innovative technology to tackle illness, and assessing the risk of extinction of a species.
Further, studyof the captured space rock could teach researchers how to efficiently extract water from asteroids a resource that could be an off-Earth source of radiation shielding and rocket fuel for journeying spacecraft.