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

Scientists studying Mars rocks have found a metal-rich mineral. This raised news question about whether the red planet once ...

Future missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on ...

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In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search ...

As the New Scientist Book Club reads Kim Stanley Robinson’s science-fiction novel in April, George Bass digs into why this ...

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From Calle’s habitat, known as MDRS, the cotton candy sky against the red rocks of the Western United States “felt like Mars, ...

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 ...

A three-sided formation spotted in Nasa imagery is drawing comparisons to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Researchers say the real culprit is rather more mundane ...

As technologies to grow food in space see increasing popularity, NASA astronaut Don Pettit sheds more light on his space ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured an image of a mysterious shiny cylinder, sparking widespread curiosity and debate among ...