The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit. While the photo looks like a sci-fi horror prop, it actually represents the ...
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Purple Lifeform Photographed Sprouting 'Tentacles' on The ISS
(Don Pettit/X) A grotesque purple lifeform was photographed sprouting 'tentacles' on the International Space Station (ISS), causing a stir online. Last week, NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared a photo ...
He explained: "Potatoes are one of the most efficient plants based on edible nutrition to total plant mass (including roots).
The Cosmic Report brings you this week’s weirdest space moments, from a meteorite smashing through a Houston roof to a potato causing UFO panic on the ISS, plus NASA’s $4 billion telescope surviving a ...
A strange, tentacled object floating aboard the International Space Station recently sent the internet into a frenzy, with many mistaking it for something straight out of a science fiction film. The ...
The spud's alien-like root growth has prompted some conspiracy theories.
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