Anchorage Daily News April 26, 2026 • 16:51

Scientists identify mysterious ‘golden orb’ found in Gulf of Alaska in 2023 - Anchorage Daily News

By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon

Scientists identify mysterious ‘golden orb’ found in Gulf of Alaska in 2023 - Anchorage Daily News

Scientists found the orb in deep water west of Prince of Wales Island during an ongoing research program called Seascape Alaska.

The golden orb retrieved from the Gulf of Alaska seafloor during a 2023 Seascape Alaska research cruise is seen in the lab of the Smithsonian Institution. The orb has now been idenfied as a lump of d… [+3743 chars]

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