Mysterious 'golden egg' found on the seabed off Alaska

[Still Waters]

Researchers exploring the deep ocean off the coast of Alaska recently stumbled upon a perplexing find while piloting a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). As part of the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition, they found a mysterious golden orb on the seabed, and nobody was quite sure what it was.

Journeying thousands of meters below the surface has turned up all kinds of strange finds, from creepy yellow-brick roads to bizarre Mariana Trench animals. They say we know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the deep sea, and when scientists are tripping over golden mystery eggs, it certainly feels like it.

The shiny blob was spotted at a depth of 3.1 kilometers (2 miles), anchored to a rocky surface. Most curious of all, the mysterious object had a hole in it, inspiring one researcher to say during the live feed, “Something tried to get in… or to get out,” reports the Miami Herald.

https://www.iflscience.com/strange-golden-egg-found-on-the-seabed-off-alaska-70550

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“When our collective knowledge can’t identify it, it’s something weird,” one team member concluded. “What kind of an animal would make an egg casing like that?”

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article278790414.html

[Earl.Of.Trumps]

The original "Blob" movie, that's what it reminds me of

[pallidin]

Impressive. And I've heard that, like within the jungles on land, in the oceans there are new organisms found somewhat frequently-- and many others yet to be discovered.

The oceans in particular sure can host some truly varied and bizarre creatures.

[Nicolette]

They will do dna analysis so lets see who can guess it! I vote for shark egg.

https://www.newsweek.com/diver-spots-one-atlantic-oceans-rarest-shark-eggs-1632619

Notice the the identical looking rare lone shark egg in this article was found during the same week of the year, they are probably in season.

 

Edited September 7 by Nicolette

[MissJatti]

An alien egg

[Still Waters]

'It is biological in origin': 1st analysis of weird golden orb from ocean floor leaves scientists stumped

"While we were able to collect the 'golden orb' and bring it onto the ship, we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin," Sam Candio, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration expedition coordinator said in a statement. 

"While somewhat humbling to be stumped by this finding, it serves as a reminder of how little we know about our own planet and how much is left to learn and appreciate about our ocean."

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/it-is-biological-in-origin-first-analysis-of-weird-golden-orb-from-ocean-floor-leaves-scientists-stumped

Unidentified Golden Specimen Captures Public Imagination

https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/oer-updates/2023/golden-orb.html

[Nicolette]

On 9/9/2023 at 3:40 AM, Still Waters said:

'It is biological in origin': 1st analysis of weird golden orb from ocean floor leaves scientists stumped

"While we were able to collect the 'golden orb' and bring it onto the ship, we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin," Sam Candio, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration expedition coordinator said in a statement. 

"While somewhat humbling to be stumped by this finding, it serves as a reminder of how little we know about our own planet and how much is left to learn and appreciate about our ocean."

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/it-is-biological-in-origin-first-analysis-of-weird-golden-orb-from-ocean-floor-leaves-scientists-stumped

Unidentified Golden Specimen Captures Public Imagination

https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/oer-updates/2023/golden-orb.html

See this is why a.i. is taking over jobs. I am going to be so disappointed in them if they continue to be stumped and it turns out to be the shark egg i found on google 2 min. after seeing thier photo, and it probably is.

[Still Waters]

Team Egg or Team Sponge? Scientists divided over identity of mysterious golden orb from bottom of ocean

The leading theories are that the gold orb is an egg case of a potentially unknown species, or that it's a type of sponge. "I'm Team Egg Case at the moment, but I'm excited to find out," Candino said. 

Jon Copley, a professor of deep-sea ecology and ocean exploration at the University of Southampton in England who was not involved with the mission, is leaning toward sponge "because of the fibrous texture in the pictures," he told Live Science via email. "But that's pure speculation without proper examination."

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/team-egg-or-team-sponge-scientists-divided-over-identity-of-mysterious-golden-orb-from-bottom-of-ocean

[Myles]

Just a clickbait non story.  That is why they used "Golden Egg" in the title.   Yellowish blob isn't fancy enough.

[Still Waters]

8 minutes ago, Myles said:

Just a clickbait non story.  That is why they used "Golden Egg" in the title.   Yellowish blob isn't fancy enough.

A non story? Perhaps you can tell the scientists what the 'yellowish blob' is?