The phrase 'goal is to explore' is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to introduce the focus of a project or plan, for example: "Our goal is to explore the potential of renewable energy sources in our local area."
2. Navigational exploration, where the goal is to explore and see "what is there".
My goal is to explore unfamiliar places, or familiar places from a new perspective.
The goal is to explore the disparity between rural and urban life in the context of food production, and to highlight that bond between humans and the land.
His goal is to explore the dark seabed for six hours, taking pictures and extracting samples of the fauna, before returning to sunny realms.
Her goal is to explore what's left unsaid along the edges of conversation: it's the principle of looking at familiar stars so that the galaxies that can't be seen head on appear out of the corner of your eye.
Another goal is to explore the three factors' importance.
Dr. Barry Smith, director of the Dreyfus foundation, agreed that its primary goal was to explore the drug's usefulness.
The goal was to explore details of cases that were defined as drug-related and those that were not.
Our goal was to explore the spectrum of opinion in the industry at a time when both film and digital are still used to shoot.
He called it "A Machine Project's Field Guide to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art," as if the goal were to explore the natural habitat of the museum.
A participant in the meetings said the goal was to "explore all the elements -- regime change, what military options there might be, how the diplomatic process fits in".
