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  "id": 13490042,
  "title": "Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/expedition-hopes-to-find-aviator-amelia-earharts-plane-on-remote-13490042",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-10T18:22:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3y0e871rk4vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A research team from the US-based Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) and Purdue University is heading to a remote island in the Pacific Ocean to investigate whether they've discovered the wreckage of famed aviator Amelia Earhart's plane. The group aims to arrive at Nikumaroro Island by Monday, seeking to solve the mystery surrounding her disappearance during a 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Earhart vanished while trying to reach Howland Island to refuel, sparking decades of speculation about her fate. The team is seeking the so-called Taraia Object, first spotted in satellite imagery in 2020 and confirmed as visible in aerial photography since 1938. The researchers, currently halfway through their journey aboard a Kiribati National Shipping Line vessel, expect to arrive at Nikumaroro after a 830-mile voyage from Kiribati's capital. Finding Earhart's Electra aircraft would be a significant discovery. Richard Pettigrew, head of the ALI and expedition leader, emphasized the potential importance of the find. Earhart had already flown extensively in her Electra before her last mission. However, skepticism surrounds the Taraia Object's identification as Earhart's plane, with some experts, like Ric Gillespie, doubting its authenticity. Previous attempts to locate Earhart's Electra have also been unsuccessful, with some findings later debunked as non-avian debris.",
  "summary": "The team en route to the suspected crash site aim finally to solve the mystery of her 1937 disappearance.",
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        "title": "Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/expedition-hopes-to-find-aviator-amelia-earharts-plane-on-remote",
        "published": "2026-10-10T18:22:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart’s plane on remote island",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/expedition-hopes-to-find-aviator-amelia-earharts-plane-on-remote-13498496",
        "published": "2026-10-10T18:46:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}