In 2017, Rachel Hartigan found herself on the island of Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean.

March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements of women who helped shape history. One such story is of ...

The mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance in 1937 inspired oceanographer Robert Ballard to search for her final resting place ...

A rebuilt 1937 transmitter gave researchers a new lead that could finally reveal the location of Amelia Earhart’s missing ...

We’ve long assumed the legendary pilot sank to the bottom oft he Pacific. But a forensic experiment points to a much darker possibility.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart's disappearance. Robert Ballard and a National Geographic expedition ...

When a fellow pilot investigated the crash, he determined that a series of critical errors may have added up to catastrophe for the famous aviator on her final flight.

Amelia Earhart stands next to an airplane. Amelia Earhart left a timeless legacy in life and in death. After falling in love with aviation at a young age, Earhart went on to receive numerous accolades ...

Amelia Earhart was the first woman that successfully completed an intercontinental solo-flight. She established many speed- and distance records and the world still sees her as a pioneer in aviation.

Amelia Earhart remains the most famous female pilot in aviation history. A trailblazer, she had a strong connection to Tucson ...

Newly unsealed government records related to famed American aviator Amelia Earhart have been made public. The U.S. National Archives released 4,624 pages related to the disappearance of Earhart on the ...

Across five exhibition halls, the museum showcases the past, present and future of aviation and space travel As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of ...