<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[🪐🥔 #Astronaut Don Pettit cultivated purple #potatoes using a hydroponic system on the #ISS.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>🪐<img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f954.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--potato" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🥔" alt="🥔" /> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Astronaut" rel="tag">#<span>Astronaut</span></a> Don Pettit cultivated purple <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/potatoes" rel="tag">#<span>potatoes</span></a> using a hydroponic system on the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ISS" rel="tag">#<span>ISS</span></a>.</p><p>The sprouts grew in multiple directions due to the absence of gravity and created a shape that resembled a purple lifeform with tentacles.</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f449.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--point_right" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="👉" alt="👉" /> <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/purple-lifeform-photographed-sprouting-tentacles-on-the-iss" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>sciencealert.com/purple-lifefo</span><span>rm-photographed-sprouting-tentacles-on-the-iss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/space" rel="tag">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nasa" rel="tag">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/botany" rel="tag">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/science" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/microgravity" rel="tag">#<span>microgravity</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/gardening" rel="tag">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/hydroponics" rel="tag">#<span>hydroponics</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/biology" rel="tag">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/agriculture" rel="tag">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/exploration" rel="tag">#<span>exploration</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/3bb6029a-9ea0-4b05-909e-5ef45f555c5c/astronaut-don-pettit-cultivated-purple-potatoes-using-a-hydroponic-system-on-the-iss.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:22:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/3bb6029a-9ea0-4b05-909e-5ef45f555c5c.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:30:03 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 🪐🥔 #Astronaut Don Pettit cultivated purple #potatoes using a hydroponic system on the #ISS. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:02:12 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/tksst%40fediscience.org">@<span>tksst</span></a></span> it’s unsettling looking for sure. Ain’t no potato I ever seen like that.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/cpkimber/statuses/116323682388364119</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://scicomm.xyz/users/cpkimber/statuses/116323682388364119</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cpkimber@scicomm.xyz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:02:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>