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

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

Over the weekend, NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared an image of an egg-shaped object floating in the orbital outpost. Bursting through its surface were purple, tentacular protrusions, like a sign of ...

A weird, tentacled object floating in the International Space Station turned out to be something most people have in their kitchens.

A NASA astronaut recently sent the internet into a frenzy when he posted an alien-looking photo on social media. The photo ...

A California jury orders Meta and YouTube to pay millions in a groundbreaking case linking social media design to youth ...

Viral photos showed the floating, purple egg-shaped object with tendrils exploding out of it like the poster for the 1979 sci ...

Two newly registered federal website domains – Alien.gov and Aliens.gov – are drawing attention after records showed they were created this week by a U.S. government agency, fueling speculation as ...

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Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

EXCLUSIVE: Alien: Earth star Sydney Chandler told Deadline during a Texas Film Awards presser Thursday that production on Season 2 of the Noah Hawley-created FX series is commencing in May. As has ...

After FX confirmed Alien: Earth Season 2 last year, the hit science fiction show’s executive producer, Dana Gonzales, gave fans an exciting update regarding the upcoming installment’s progress. In a ...