Amelia Earhart

Ocean explorers hoped they photographed Amelia Earhart's plane. Turns out it's a rock

10:16am November 25, 2024

Earhart, her navigator and their plane disappeared during their attempted 1937 circumnavigation of the globe. A deep sea exploration company thought it might have solved the mystery, but it lives on.

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The object spotted in the Pacific Ocean by deep water equipment aligns with the size and shape of Earhart's aircraft.

Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly spotted in the Pacific by exploration team

3:17pm January 29, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Deep Sea Vision says its sonar image equipment spotted an object in the Pacific Ocean that closely resembles the shape and size of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.

Lawmakers gathered at the the Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection for the dedication and unveiling ceremony of a statue in honor of Amelia Earhart, one of the world's most celebrated aviators and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Oce

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An Amelia Earhart statue joins the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall

8:47pm July 27, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

A statue honoring the aviation pioneer is now part of the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Three main theories about Amelia Earhart's disappearance — arguably the most enduring aviation mystery in history — have been bandied about over the years.

New Research Claims Bones Found 80 Years Ago On Pacific Atoll Likely Amelia Earhart's

5:40pm March 08, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Richard Jantz, a forensics expert at the University of Tennessee, reanalyzed measurements from the bones. He says they are female and the right size to be Earhart's. But questions linger.

A photograph of Jaluit Atoll was published in Umi no seimeisen : Waga nannyou no sugata, a photo book in Japan's national library. The book's publication date is listed as 1935.

Japanese Blogger Points Out Timeline Flaw In Supposed Earhart Photo

11:27am July 11, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

An undated photo in the U.S. National Archives ignited speculation that Amelia Earhart survived a 1937 crash. But the same photo appears in a book published two years before Earhart disappeared.

Amelia Earhart eats dinner at a Cleveland hotel. Her in-flight menu, however, was usually simple, often consisting of tomato juice and a hard-boiled egg.

Amelia Earhart's Travel Menu Relied On Three Rules And People's Generosity

3:18pm July 08, 2017

by Nina Martyris

The question American women often asked Earhart was what she ate during her long flights. She said she used three rules for her in-flight menu. Once on the ground, she relied on people's generosity.

A closer look at a recently unearthed photo shows a short-haired figure who could be aviator Amelia Earhart.

Does A Newly Discovered Photo Show Amelia Earhart Survived A Crash Landing?

8:38pm July 06, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

If the photo does show the missing pilot and her navigator, it would lend support to the theory that they went down in the Marshall Islands and were imprisoned. But the evidence isn't crystal clear.