- 5d ago
Earhart search team finds Taraia Object was likely trees, not wreckage
A Purdue-linked expedition on Nikumaroro found that the object seen in 2020 satellite images was most likely a pile of large trees. The researchers still believe Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan may have reached the island.
- Oct 13
Expedition lands on Nikumaroro to test a possible Amelia Earhart plane wreck
A team of 17 researchers reached the uninhabited Pacific atoll of Nikumaroro on Monday, 12 October, to examine a submerged object that may be Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra. Other specialists consider a fallen tree in the lagoon the more likely explanation.