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NEXT in the Gallery: April art includes baseballs, ambiguous boundaries and scraposaurs

George Sosnak produced nearly 800 painted baseballs. Here's where to see them and more in Pittsburgh this month.
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This Purple ‘Alien’ on the ISS is Actually the Future of Mars Missions

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

NASA Astronaut’s Viral ‘Alien Space Egg’ Photo Has a Domestic Twist

The eerie purple orb freaking out social media is actually Spudnik-1, a homegrown ISS potato pointing to NASA's plans for ...

Brown and Alvarez lead Astros past scuffling Red Sox 9-2 for 4th straight win

Hunter Brown pitched six smooth innings, Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in two runs, and the Houston Astros routed the Boston Red Sox 9-2 for their fourth straight win. Cam Smith also went deep ...

Durant scores 27 as the Rockets race to an early lead and rout the Knicks 111-94

Kevin Durant had 27 points and the Houston Rockets took a huge lead early and rolled to a 111-94 win over the New York Knicks ...