Strange ‘alien-like’ purple growth sprouts from a potato grown on the ISS

Astronaut Don Pettit shared the photo on his X account (Picture: SWNS)

A bizarre floating growth on the International Space Station has sent the internet into a frenzy because of its alien-like roots.

NASA’s Don Pettit shared a picture of a potato he grew while onboard the orbiting platform.

Nicknaming the crop ‘Spudnik-1’, Don said: ‘I flew potatoes on Expedition 72 for my space garden, an activity I did in my off-duty time.

‘This is an early purple potato, complete...