A new expedition will find Amelia Earhart's plane: what was discovered on the island.

Scientists embark on a search for the missing Amelia Earhart

According to The Sun: A group of scientists is preparing for an expedition to the Pacific to solve one of the greatest contemporary mysteries - the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.

For a month, experts will be on Nikumaroro Island to investigate the Taraiya object and determine if it could be the lost Earhart plane, Lockheed Electra 10E.

Researchers have established that Taraiya is a visual anomaly in the lagoon of the island, which was first noticed in satellite images back in 2020. It was recorded in a photograph of the island as early as 1938, a year after the tragedy.

Earhart disappeared in July 1937 while attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. It is believed that her plane may have crashed into the sea due to a lack of fuel.

“Finding Amelia Earhart's plane would be the discovery of the century,” said Richard Pettigrew, executive director of the Archaeological Heritage Institute (ALI), which is participating in the expedition.

The expedition will last three weeks and will depart from Purdue University airport on October 30. After arriving in the Marshall Islands, a team of 15 people will set sail for Nikumaroro on November 4.

On the island, researchers plan to focus on the Taraiya object, which visually resembles an aircraft fuselage. First, they will document the site using photos and videos, and then they will apply remote sensing methods.

Later, the team will begin underwater excavations to recover the object for final identification.

The team also plans to explore neighboring islands for remains that may have washed ashore. Once the mystery is resolved, the team will return to the Marshall Islands on November 4.

It is planned to return the found remains to the USA and Purdue University, where Earhart worked as an advisor for two years. Previously, scientists believed they had made a breakthrough when in 1991 they discovered part of an aluminum panel that probably belonged to her plane on Nikumaroro. But further analysis showed it belonged to another aircraft that crashed during World War II.

This expedition continues the long-standing search for Earhart's missing plane, and we look forward to news of their achievements. We hope that this attempt will bring new answers to questions that have puzzled researchers and aviation enthusiasts for years.