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

Call it Spud-nick. An image of a tentacled growth in space has caused an uproar online with freaked-out viewers imploring ...

A strange purple object aboard the ISS sparked alien fears online, but NASA revealed it was a potato experiment. It shows how ...

A NASA astronaut has freaked out space fans with a photograph of what appeared to be an “alien egg.” America’s oldest serving ...

A bizarre floating growth on the International Space Station has caused hilarious online comments.

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

A bizarre, tentacled object photographed on the International Space Station by astronaut Don Pettit sparked online alarm, ...

A 'space potato' grown aboard the ISS went viral for its alien look, but NASA astronaut Don Pettit says it highlights future ...

An image of a strange, tentacled object has been circulating online, with some comparing it to something out of a sci-fi ...

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 that went viral online was revealed to be a space-grown purple potato. Astronaut Don Pettit ...