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Actor William Shatner rang a bell before he and three others launched into space on Wednesday. 

NASA’s Perseverance rover is sending back some of the clearest and most dramatic images of the Martian surface ever. It landed earlier this year, and since then has been beaming back detailed panoramics, up close images, even sound and video of one of our closest celestial neighbors. We wanted to bring these images to our listeners, so last month we hosted an event at the Dr. Phillip Center for the Performing Arts here in Orlando. It was called “Bringing Mars to Earth” and aimed to show off these great images and videos of the planet — and a look at what scientists hope to uncover whe...

Derek Demeter holding a fossilized Colombian mammoth bone. Photo: Henry Sadler Henry Sadler, a science teacher at Admiral Farragut Academy, says he knew what it was immediately. A pair of amateur fossil hunters caused a stir a few weeks ago when they found an ancient mammoth bone in the Peace River. That’s not all they found buried in the mud. Near the mammoth bone was part of a saber tooth tiger fang.  Derek Demeter, the director of the Seminole State Planetarium and Henry Sadler, who teaches 5th- 7th grade science at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, join Intersection to tal...

2 hours ago by Matthew Peddie (WMFE) Play Audio Derek Demeter holding a fossilized Colombian mammoth bone. Photo: Henry Sadler Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. A pair of amateur fossil hunters caused a stir a few weeks ago when they found an ancient mammoth bone in the Peace River. That’s not all they found buried in the mud. Near the mammoth bone was part of a saber tooth tiger fang.  Derek Demeter, the director of the Seminole Sta...

Henry Sadler was diving in Florida's Peace River when he made an incredible discovery. When you think of Florida, sandy beaches and palm trees might come to mind. But back during the Ice Age, it was a cold and frigid place — and some divers just found incredible proof of that. Henry Sadler, a middle school science teacher, discovered a gigantic humerus bone from a long-extinct mammoth while diving in the Peace River. Sadler showed off the find to Inside Edition from his classroom, where he plans to keep the bone as a teaching tool for his students. Sadler was diving with fellow amateur pa...