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The universe is thought to contain something like 100 billion galaxies, and each galaxy might contain something like 100 billion stars. Outer space is the void beyond any celestial body, such as planets and stars. There are only a few particles scattered here and there in space, whereas a cubic metre of the air we breathe on Earth contains millions of molecules.
In this zone you’ll meet a scientist designing ways to allow people with sight problems to learn about space, a scientist studying massive explosions from the Sun that cause problems for us on Earth, and a scientist working on ways to find out when neutron stars collide. There’s a scientist organising the design and manufacture of Multi-Layer Insulations, which help keep a spacecraft’s temperature at the right level. One scientist is trying to find the size of structures around supermassive black holes, while another develops instruments to generate light that can interact with matter in space.