Netizens Terrified of What NASA Grew on the Space Station: A Potato

NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted a photo of a potato floating aboard the International Space Station.

The potato showed purple sprouting growth and a white Velcro hook used to anchor it in microgravity.

The image was taken during Pettit’s Expedition 72 mission between September 2024 and April 2025.

Pettit said he grew the potato in his spare time and noted potatoes’ efficiency for space cultivation.