A NASA astronaut recently sent the internet into a frenzy when he posted an alien-looking photo on social media. The photo posted by Don Pettit depicts what appears to be an egg-shaped object with ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A NASA astronaut recently sent the internet into a frenzy when he posted an alien-looking photo on social media. The photo posted ...

He explained: "Potatoes are one of the most efficient plants based on edible nutrition to total plant mass (including roots).

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

The spud's alien-like root growth has prompted some conspiracy theories.

A photograph taken by a NASA astronaut has sparked fears it shows an extraterrestrial creature, but it’s just a photo of a potato.

The Socotra archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean, has been referred to as the most alien place on Earth because of its bizarre, long-lost, and oth.

The ExoLife Finder (ELF) looks like no telescope ever built. A spectacular crown of 15 five-meter mirrors perches atop a ...