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explorer

[ik-splawr-er] / ɪkˈsplɔr ər /


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A solo explorer can only fight his circumstances, not his co-pilot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The local school, located on a street named after a famed Russian explorer, has three dozen children learning the Russian curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The team behind NASA's six-wheeled Mars explorer tested a vision-enabled artificial intelligence system to map a safe route across the Martian surface without relying on human route planners.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

Work is under way on a South Atlantic island to preserve a key building in the story of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Endeavour: Named after the first ship of explorer Captain Cook, who sailed through the world in the late 18th century; suggested by schoolchildren.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson