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A trip planned by researchers who are looking for answers about the disappearance of American aviator Amelia Earhart has been delayed.

The Purdue Research Foundation, based in Indiana, and the Archaeological Legacy Institute, in Oregon, announced they've halted their "Taraia Object Expedition" search project for the time being.

Researchers had been planning to depart on November 4 from Majuro, in the Marshall Islands, for the remote island of Nikumaroro — located roughly halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

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But a press release noted the project has been postponed to 2026, given the onset of the South Pacific cyclone season

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