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New Expedition Reaches Pacific Atoll in Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane
A 17-member team backed by Purdue University has arrived at the remote Pacific atoll of Nikumaroro to investigate the Taraia Object — a plane-shaped anomaly spotted in a lagoon that could be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra, lost in 1937.
Hurricane Simon Intensifies to Category 4, Bearing Down on Mexico's Pacific Coast
Hurricane Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 225 km/h, threatening Mexico's Pacific coast with life-threatening flooding and mudslides across Jalisco, Michoacán, Colima and Nayarit.
Panama rocked by 7.6-magnitude earthquake as tsunami warnings sweep the Pacific coast
A magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck near Pitaloza Arriba, Panama on Friday, sending residents into the streets of Panama City and triggering tsunami warnings along Pacific coasts from Mexico to Peru.
SpaceX Crew-12 Splashes Down off California After Eight Months Aboard the ISS
NASA's Crew-12 mission ended on October 8, 2026, as the SpaceX Dragon Freedom splashed down in the Pacific off California after nearly eight months on the International Space Station, completing a mission that began after the station's first-ever medical evacuation.