A cherry tree in bloom, grown from a cherry pit that spent time onboard the International Space Station (ISS), is shown at the Ganjoji temple in Gifu city, central Japan, April 3, 2014 (AFP Photo/CHSZ Preservation Society)
A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected — and with very surprising flowers.
The four-year-old sapling — grown from a cherry stone that spent time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) — burst into blossom on April 1, possibly a full six years ahead of Mother Nature’s normal schedule.
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