It was the first time seeds had developed in space. To Nechitailo, the seeds were worth more than gold. “Keep them safe,” she told him anxiously. “We need them all alive.” Lebedev ...

The story began with 265 seeds from the “Chujo-hime-seigan-zakura” tree, sent to space in 2008 and returning in 2009. Back on Earth, the monks of Ganjoji temple were astonished. The sapling ...