Amelia Earhart mystery enters critical phase as explorers zero in on mysterious object

The crew searching for Amelia Earhart's missing plane has arrived on a remote Pacific island — and they're getting ready to investigate new clues that could shed light on her disappearance.

Purdue University in Indiana announced Monday that the 17-person Taraia Object expedition team arrived at Nikumaroro Island after a five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean.

The aptly named team is investigating a mysterious anomaly spotted in satellite imagery that some researchers believe could be Earhart's lost Lockheed Electra.