Purple ‘Alien’ on ISS? NASA debunks the mystery that no one expected

A strange purple object aboard the ISS sparked alien fears online, but NASA revealed it was a potato experiment. It shows how ...
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NASA astronaut's viral 'alien space egg' photo has a domestic twist

The eerie purple orb freaking out social media is actually Spudnik-1, a homegrown ISS potato pointing to NASA's plans for ...

What was that tentacled object floating on the ISS? Viral ISS photo sparks panic before astronaut reveals the truth

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

'Alien egg': NASA astronaut grows purple potato on ISS, internet goes wild

A strange, tentacled object that went viral online was revealed to be a space-grown purple potato. Astronaut Don Pettit ...