Space exploration expanded our knowledge of the universe.

Meaning: Traveling to new places in space helped us to learn more about the universe.

Choice of Words: The word "exploration" means the act of traveling to new places and learning about them. "Expanded" means to make something bigger or wider. "Knowledge" is the information that we know about something. "Universe" is the space and everything in it, including planets, stars, and galaxies.

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We've learned a lot about space because we've been exploring it.

Meaning: This means that we have gained a lot of knowledge about space because we have been traveling to and studying it.

Choice of Words: We refers to all of us as a group. Learned means to gain knowledge or understanding. A lot means a great deal or a large quantity. About indicates the subject of what we have learned. Space is the vast area beyond Earth's atmosphere that contains stars, planets, and other celestial bodies. Because explains the reason for what we have learned. Exploring means the act of traveling to and studying new places. It refers to space.

Our understanding of the cosmos has increased due to our explorations in space.

Meaning: This means that our knowledge of the universe has grown because we have been traveling to and studying it.

Choice of Words: Our refers to all of us as a group. Understanding means the knowledge or comprehension that we have of something. Cosmos is a synonym for universe, referring to the entire collection of everything that exists, including all of space and time. Increased means to become greater in quantity or amount. Due to indicates the reason for the increase in our understanding. Explorations is the plural form of exploration, referring to the acts of traveling to and studying new places. In indicates the location where the explorations have taken place. Space is the vast area beyond Earth's atmosphere that contains stars, planets, and other celestial bodies.

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