# Amelia Earhart Team Shares Satellite Mystery Update

> Purdue University expedition team shares progress on Nikumaroro island search for Amelia Earhart’s lost plane.
- Title: Amelia Earhart Team Shares Satellite Mystery Update · Newsweek
- Summary: Purdue University expedition team shares progress on Nikumaroro island search for Amelia Earhart’s lost plane. Purdue University researchers are searching…
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- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/amelia-earhart-team-share-update-hunt-satellite-mystery-12554523
- Published: 2026-10-12T13:18:13+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: amelia earhart, purdue university, nikumaroro, lockheed 10e electra, taraia object, coral atoll
## Expedition Update
Purdue University researchers are searching Nikumaroro for Amelia Earhart’s lost plane using satellite imagery.
## Taraia Object Discovery
The Taraia Object was discovered in an Apple Maps image in 2020 and may be Earhart’s Lockheed 10E Electra plane.
## Expedition Timeline
The expedition set off from Tarawa on October 7, 2025, and will take nearly three weeks to complete.
## Search Plan
The team will use underwater surveying and archaeological techniques to examine the anomaly in Nikumaroro’s lagoon.
## Next Steps
If the Taraia Object is confirmed as Earhart’s plane, further expeditions will be needed to recover it.
## Key takeaway

Purdue University researchers are searching Nikumaroro for Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed 10E Electra plane using satellite imagery.