30,000 year old plant resurrected
For the first time scientists have been able to resurrect an ancient species of plant from fruit tissues that had been buried 30,000 years ago.A ground squirrel secreted fruit from a previously extinct species of Silene stenophylla 30...
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Catch John Glenn 50th anniversary programming on NASA TV
It has been 50 years since John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in his Friendship 7 space capsule. In making his nearly 5-hour flight, and history, in the process, Glenn showed the world that...
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50 years after first flight, John Glenn pushes for Mars mission
On Monday, it will have been 50 years since John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in his Friendship 7 space capsule. In making his nearly 5-hour flight, and history, in the process, Glenn showed...
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