Amelia Earhart flew in her Lockheed 10-E Electra plane with the intention to become the first woman to fly around the world.

Researchers launch the "Taraia Object Expedition" to Nikumaroro Island to investigate a satellite anomaly that could be Amelia Earhart's missing plane, 88 years after her disappearance.

Amelia Earhart stands on the “flying laboratory” Lockheed Electra 10E airplane, funded by the Purdue Research Foundation.

On the 88th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's disappearance, Purdue University announced a joint expedition to locate the pioneer's long lost plane.

New Expedition Seeks to Locate Amelia Earhart’s Lost Aircraft Purdue University, where the legendary aviator served as a faculty member, is funding the project.

Amelia Earhart's lost plane may have been found in satellite images of Nikumaroro Island. Researchers to investigate further.

Amelia Earhart is known as a pioneering aviator who died tragically — her remains are likely still lying in the Pacific Ocean. However, her choice to circumnavigate the globe was reckless, says author ...

Amelia Earhart went missing in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean. Here’s everything to know about Amelia Earhart’s last voyage across the Pacific and what experts believed happened to her.

Researchers announce new effort to find Amelia Earhart's plane Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanished while attempting to fly around the world exactly 88 years ago on July 2, 1937.

Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute are launching an expedition to find Amelia Earhart's plane. The expedition will investigate the "Taraia Object" near Nikumaroro ...

Amelia Earhart is pictured at the old Rock Springs airport on June 4, 1931. Her aircraft was a Pitcairn autogyro, a sort of fixed-wing airplane / helicopter hybrid. Autogyros could not hover, as ...