The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

A NASA astronaut has freaked out space fans with a photograph of what appeared to be an “alien egg.” America’s oldest serving astronaut, Don Pettit, shared a picture on X of a ...

A strange purple object aboard the ISS sparked alien fears online, but NASA revealed it was a potato experiment. It shows how microgravity can turn ordinary plants into bizarre shapes.

A strange, tentacled object that went viral online was revealed to be a space-grown purple potato. Astronaut Don Pettit cultivated the unusual specimen during a microgravity gardening experiment, ...

Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship will launch toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning ...

(Don Pettit/X) A grotesque purple lifeform was photographed sprouting 'tentacles' on the International Space Station (ISS), ...

The spud's alien-like root growth has prompted some conspiracy theories.

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 photograph taken by a NASA astronaut has sparked fears it shows an extraterrestrial creature, but it’s just a photo of a potato.

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a long-delayed spacewalk today (March 18), and you can watch the action live. NASA ...