explorers

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But it was a chance to capture the imaginations of new generations of future space explorers, while also calling back to the one-giant-step-for-mankind sense of awed enormity that characterized the 20th-century Space Race.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The presence of the Catholic Church in Angola dates back to the late 15th Century, when Portuguese explorers and missionaries arrived along the Angolan coast.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Mars' thin atmosphere adds to this vulnerability, creating a challenging environment for future explorers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The local museum in Barentsburg focuses on Russia’s centurieslong presence on the archipelago, which Moscow says predates even the European explorers credited with discovering the land in the late 16th century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Others had a kernel of truth, misunderstood or exaggerated by the explorers or their informants.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan