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A scientific guide to alien life, antimatter, and human space travel for the cosmically curious, senior writer. Ever since then, snoopy has been a fixture of space safety. Space exploration is the investigation of the cosmos beyond the upper regions of the earths atmosphere using telescopes, satellites, space probes, spacecraft, and associated launch vehicles. People might also learn whether life exists on other planets.