Houston, we have a tomato: ISS astronauts locate missing fruit (or vegetable)
![NASA astronaut Frank Rubio checks tomato plants growing inside the International Space Station for a space botany study.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/09/FrankRubioNASA_wide-95c4d19e1b75e2dfae35bbdeef4decaab23534b4.jpg?s=600)
A missing tomato sparked a lighthearted mystery for the astronauts on board the International Space Station — and it's finally been solved after months of accusations and intrigue.
(Image credit: Koichi Wakata/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/NASA)
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