Explorer (disambiguation)

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

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, 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, a survey ship that briefly served as USS Explorer during World War I
 * USC&GS Explorer, 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