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A strange egg-like object is growing on International Space Station—and astronauts are watching it
This weird object sparked amusing reactions online, with users suggesting it should be 'killed with fire.'
Call it Spud-nick. An image of a tentacled growth in space has caused an uproar online with freaked-out viewers imploring astronauts to “kill it with fire.” Viral photos showed the floating, purple egg-shaped object with tendrils exploding out of it like the poster for the 1979 sci-fi horror flick “Alien.
The internet went into a frenzy on Friday when a NASA astronaut shared a weird alien-looking photo on social media.
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 literal sonic assault.
An image of a strange, tentacled object has been circulating online, with some comparing it to something out of a sci-fi movie. But what is it really? The viral post, shared on X by NASA astronaut Don Pettit,
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, highlighting the potential for future food production beyond Earth.