Explorer (disambiguation)

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An explorer is a person involved in exploration; see also list of explorers.

Explore, explorer, exploring or exploration may also refer to:

Aircraft and spacecraft

Abrams P-1 Explorer, American aerial survey aircraft which first flew in 1937
ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a Boeing program to reduce the environmental footprint of airliners
Explorer 1, the 1st United States satellite
Explorers Program, the United States' first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite
Lockheed Explorer, Lockheed Corporation Model 4 airplane
MD Helicopters MD Explorer, popular police helicopter
P&M Explorer, a British ultralight trike design
Space Adventures Explorer, concept tourist spaceplane
Space Shuttle Explorer, a mock-up of the US space shuttle, renamed Independence
Explorer, an Armstrong Whitworth Ensign aircraft

The Explorers, a British rock group formed in the 1980s by two members of Roxy Music
Explore!, 2015 Indonesian music album by Isyana Sarasvati
Explorer (album), 2005 trance music album by Tilt, or the title track
"Explorers" (song), a 2012 song by Muse from The 2nd Law
The Explorer (album), a 1996 album by E-Type

explore (magazine), a Canadian travel magazine
Explorer (newspaper), newspaper published in Tucson, Arizona
Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing (established 2005), American journal
The Explorer (Hudson), student newspaper from Hudson, Ohio, USA

"Explorers" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Explore (TV series), 1980s PBS television show
Exploring (TV series), 1960s children's educational television show, hosted by Albert Hibbs
National Geographic Explorer, a documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel

Exploration problem, the use of a robot to maximize the knowledge over a particular area
Explore2fs, a Windows Explorer-like program for Microsoft Windows
Explorer/85, expandable learning system by Netronics based on the 8085 microprocessor
Microsoft Explorer (disambiguation), products from Microsoft called Explorer
- File Explorer, the interface for accessing the file system on Microsoft Windows operating systems, replacing the earlier File Manager
- Internet Explorer, a web browser developed by Microsoft, originating from Spyglass Mosaic
- Windows Explorer, the desktop environment program for the Windows shell of Windows OSes
Sun Microsystems Explorer, diagnostic data collection tool for the Sun Solaris operating system
TI Explorer, a computer family of Lisp Machines from Texas Instruments

Explore (education), a Canadian government bursary for language education
Explore Learning, a British company founded to provide private learning centres
Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association), part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom
Exploring (Learning for Life), a program of Learning for Life (a Boy Scouts of America affiliate)
Kansas Explorer's Club, a section of the Kansas Sampler Foundation dedicated to exploring Kansas

Explorer (sternwheeler), an 1857 purpose built steamboat used by Joseph Christmas Ives' expedition to explore the Colorado River above Fort Yuma
HMS Explorer, the name of two ships of the British Royal Navy:
- HMS Explorer (submarine) an experimental submarine launched in 1954 and scrapped in 1962
- HMS Explorer (P164) a small patrol craft commissioned in 1986, still in active service
Stena Explorer, a high-speed ferry renamed HSC One World Karadeniz
Explorer II, a cruise ship renamed MV Minerva
Explorer of the Seas, a cruise ship
MS National Geographic Explorer, a cruise ship
MV Explorer, a number of ships with this name, including:
- MV Explorer (1969), a cruise ship which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 2007
- MV Explorer (2001), a passenger ship which has had several names and is now called Blue Dream Star.
SS Explorer, a steam trawler
Sub Marine Explorer, an 1865 early submarine built by Julius H. Kroehl
USC&GS Explorer, two ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- USC&GS Explorer (1904), a survey ship that briefly served as USS Explorer during World War I
- USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), a 1939 survey ship that operated in the Pacific Ocean mostly and saw service there during World War II
Glomar Explorer, a deep-sea recovery or drilling ship
Explorer, also known as Discoverer, crossed the Atlantic to North America in 1603 under Martin Pring

Dental explorer, an instrument used in dentistry
Arctic exploration, the exploration of the Arctic region
Cave exploration, the recreational pastime of exploring cave systems.
Desert exploration, the scientific exploration of deserts
Mineral exploration, the search for commercially viable concentrations of minerals to mine.
Ocean exploration, the exploration of ocean surfaces
Reconnaissance, the military observation of enemy activities
Space exploration, the exploration of outer space
Urban exploration, the exploration of usually hidden or abandoned buildings and structures