🪐🥔 #Astronaut Don Pettit cultivated purple #potatoes using a hydroponic system on the #ISS.

The sprouts grew in multiple directions due to the absence of gravity and created a shape that resembled a purple lifeform with tentacles.

👉 sciencealert.com/purple-lifefo…

#space #nasa #botany #science #microgravity #gardening #hydroponics #biology #agriculture #exploration

Purple Lifeform Photographed Sprouting 'Tentacles' on The ISS : ScienceAlert

A grotesque purple lifeform was photographed sprouting 'tentacles' on the International Space Station (ISS), causing a stir online.

^{Carly Cassella (ScienceAlert)}