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space exploration
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discovery and exploration of outer space and celestial objects outside Earth
Space exploration is the discovery and study of outer space and the celestial objects in it, such as planets, stars, and moons. It matters because it expands our understanding of the universe and our place within it, while also driving technological innovations that benefit life on Earth.
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- Instance of
- human activity
- Subclass of
- space research
- Has part
- planetary science
- Field of work
- astronomical object
- Image
- STS-114 Steve Robinson on Canadarm2.jpg
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- outline of space exploration
- studied by
- astronautics
- history of topic
- timeline of space exploration
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject United States
- Stack Exchange site URL
- space.stackexchange.com
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Encyclopedic overview
Buzz Aldrin taking a core sample of the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission Self-portrait of Curiosity rover on Mars's surface
Space launch
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