A new push is underway to solve one of aviation's longest-standing mysteries: the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Researchers announced a November expedition to the Pacific island of Nikumaroro, spurred by a 2015 satellite image that some believe shows the remains of Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E.

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

Then residing in Massachusetts, Earhart jumped at the opportunity to be the first woman to partake in a transatlantic flight. Although just a passenger on the 1928 adventure led by pilot Wilmer “Bill” Stultz, her subsequent book chronicling the experience catapulted her into the spotlight.