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

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A strange, tentacled object that went viral online was revealed to be a space-grown purple potato. Astronaut Don Pettit ...

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The Artemis II astronauts are heading back to Earth after the conclusion of their historic seven-hour lunar fly-by.