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

The thriller golden orb discovered on the backside of the ocean within the Gulf of Alaska is presently being preserved in ethanol on board the analysis ship Okeanos Explorer. And regardless of hauling it from the deep, scientists nonetheless do not know what it’s. One factor, nevertheless, is definite: It’s organic in origin.

A remotely operated car (ROV) run by the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Seascape Alaska 5 expedition plucked it from a seamount 2 miles (3,300 meters) beneath the ocean floor on Aug. 30.