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
Art, entertainment, and media
Literature
- Explorer (novel), a 2002 novel set in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner universe
- The Explorers (collection), a collection of short stories by C. M. Kornbluth
Music
- 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
Periodicals
- 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
Television
- "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
Film
- Explorers (film), 1985 science fiction film
- The Explorer (film), a 1915 American adventure silent film
- Explorer (film), 2022 documentary film about explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Other uses
- Exploration (video game), 1994 computer strategy game for the Amiga
Brands and enterprises
- Explore Scientific, a manufacturer of telescopes, microscopes & binoculars
- Explore Technologies, a toy manufacturer
- Explorer Vodka, Swedish brand of vodka
- Ford Explorer, a model of sport utility vehicle
- Gibson Explorer, a model of guitar also marked as X-plorer and Explorer Pro
Computing
- 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
Education and youth activities
- 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
Industry
- Mineral exploration, process by which useful ore is located
- Oil exploration, process of locating exploitable petroleum deposits
Maritime and other vessels
- 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
Places
- Explorer Peak, mountain in Utah, US
- Explorer Ridge, mid-ocean ridge on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
- Explorer Seamount, seamount in the Pacific Ocean
Sports
- Bradenton Explorers, U.S. Senior Professional Baseball Association team
- Kansas City Explorers, World TeamTennis team
- La Salle Explorers, La Salle University's 23 varsity sports teams
- Sioux City Explorers, a minor league baseball team
Other uses
- 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
See also
- Xplorer (disambiguation)
- The Explorers (disambiguation)
- Explorer One (disambiguation)
- Explorations (disambiguation)
- Expedition (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Explorer
- All pages with titles containing explorer