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flag Astronaut Don Pettit explains a tentacled object on the ISS was a space-grown potato.

flag A strange, tentacled object photographed on the International Space Station sparked panic and jokes online, with many assuming it was an alien. flag Astronaut Don Pettit clarified the object was actually a space-grown potato, explaining that in microgravity, plant roots grow in all directions creating the unusual shape. flag The experiment highlights the challenges of growing food for long-duration space missions.

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