A mysterious golden orb discovered on the ocean ground has baffled scientists.

It was found on 30 August, however exams are nonetheless underneath method to decide the item’s origin.

The egg – as some speculate it could be – was discovered by marine biologists aboard a vessel run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the US, off the coast of Alaska.

Admitting they can not inform the place it got here from, the group shared an image on social media, taken from a stay stream of its deep dive.

“This golden orb, likely an egg casing, struck an imaginative chord for many watching yesterday,” the NOAA wrote.

The picture exhibits a spherical, sponge-like mass with a gap in it.

According to the Miami Herald, one researcher onboard remarked “something tried to get in … or get out” in the course of the video.

The “glittering gold blob”, as described by the NOAA, is “as-of-yet unidentified.”

It’s prompted diversified response throughout social media – with one individual quipping: “Not now, golden orb found on ocean floor.”

The NOAA is presently within the throes of a five-month mission to discover the depths of the ocean close to Alaska.

The 48-strong crew is provided with instruments to see deep into the ocean – and collect information that is shared in actual time with researchers again on dry land.

“It’s so exciting to go down there and see that it’s actually teeming with life,” stated expedition coordinator Shannon Hoy.

“You would never know that unless we were able to go down there and explore,” she added, weeks earlier than the golden orb was found.

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Researchers aboard the Okeanos Explorer are busy mapping and accumulating samples alongside the Aleutian Trench and Gulf of Alaska utilizing cameras that may function as far down as 6,000m deep.

“We’re also going to be looking through the water column to see what interesting animals and fauna that we can see there,” Ms Hoy stated forward of the mission.

With simply days left till the mission ends, she could have discovered greater than she bargained for.