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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Julia Musto

Scientists found a mysterious ‘golden orb’ two miles beneath the surface of the ocean. Now they’ve worked out what it is

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now know what a mysterious “golden orb” they found at the bottom of the sea in 2023 is.

After more than two years of research, they’ve determined it’s not an extraterrestrial egg or sponge, but the relic of a giant, deep-sea anemone.

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