According to folklore astral jelly, also referred to as star jelly, star snot or space slime, appears on earth in the wake of meteors. This jelly-like substance, that resembles the jelly around frog’s eggs, is thought by many to come from outer space. Although there is no evidence to support this, it does have scientists puzzled. According to a February 18 report in The Telegraph, what is being referred to as astral jelly or space slime has been found in RSPB Ham Wall Nature reserve in Somerset.
The four-inch blobs of have been discovered dotting the landscape along the grassy banks, well away from the water’s edge. The jelly-like substance is described as translucent blobs of jelly.
Although Steve Hughes the manager at Ham Wall says the substance looks like it's living, at least one source claims it does not contain DNA and is neither animal nor plant.
Mail Online reports that similar star jelly has been discovered in Patterdale, Cumbria in 2011 and in hills of Scotland in 2009.
Exactly what this mysterious astral jelly is, is not known at this time. According to Crystal Links, a metaphysical and science website run by Ellie Crystal, who holds a PhD in metaphysical studies, scientists commissioned by National Geographic to determine the origin of other incidences of star slime concluded that it contains no plant or animal DNA.
Possible explanations include fungus, vomited spawn from toad or frogs, or deposits from worms.
Some believe that the astral jelly entered the earth’s atmosphere with the meteor that struck in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Friday.
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