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 ...

‘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 ...

Strange ‘alien-like’ purple growth sprouts from a potato grown on the ISS

The spud's alien-like root growth has prompted some conspiracy theories.
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‘Alien: Earth’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap: Weird Science

A lot of folks, human and otherwise, seem very interested in getting their hands on the newly crash-landed alien specimens. What could go wrong? By Sean T. Collins The “Alien” franchise explores two ...