distant future

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The findings also raise questions about the distant future of our own solar system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s impossible to rule out a distant future “where everything is all based off the same kind of technology,” he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

It sounds like something from the distant future, but nanotechnology - engineering at a scale of millionths of a millimetre - is already used in lots of everyday real-life tech.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Many experts consider fusion the holy grail of energy that could deliver enormous power in the distant future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Wishes for some dark and distant future only he could see.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz