probe vs exploration

probe and exploration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
probe	Yes	No	Yes	No
exploration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, exploration is a hypernym of probe; that is, exploration is a word with a broader meaning than probe:

probe (noun)	exploration (noun)
an exploratory action or expedition	a careful systematic search
an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity	to travel for the purpose of discovery
a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities	a systematic consideration
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

probe (verb)	exploration (verb)
question or examine thoroughly and closely
examine physically with or as if with a probe