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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), ...
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This Purple ‘Alien’ on the ISS is Actually the Future of Mars Missions

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

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 ...

NASA pushes space industry to use the ISS as a test ground for future stations

NASA is revving up its plans for a successor to the International Space Station (ISS). On Tuesday agency officials announced ...

Tentacled mystery object found aboard ISS spawns terror: ‘Kill it with fire’

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

Artemis II Launch Seen From Space: ISS Crew Spots Rocket Trail After Historic Liftoff

Astronauts aboard the ISS watched Artemis II launch live on NASA TV and later spotted the rocket’s trail over the Pacific. The stunning view from orbit shows how the spacecraft cut through Earth’s ...

The end of the ISS is looming, and the US could have a big problem

As the US sets its sights on establishing a permanent base on the moon, its foothold in an area of space much closer to home ...

Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'

NASA has revealed that Russia's Progress 94 spacecraft failed to deploy one of its antennae, making it impossible for the ...

With Artemis II, astronaut duo sees out-of-this-world female friendship

NASA astronaut friends Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, who performed the first all-female spacewalk, are breaking records ...