Live Science July 22, 2026 • 15:52

NASA astronaut shares image of impossible-looking 'hopper' crystal growing on the space station. What is ha... - Yahoo

By Olivia Maule

Astronauts grew a scroll-like crystal aboard the ISS, and its strange shape reveals what happens to ordinary salts once gravity stops running the show.

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NASA astronaut shares image of impossible-looking 'hopper' crystal growing on the space station. What is ha... - Yahoo

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