more distant

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The Artemis program -- named in honor of Apollo's goddess twin -- aims to test technologies needed to one day send humans to Mars, a far more distant journey.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

After his father’s death, Mr. Junod goes on a sort of genealogical quest, excavating Lou’s double and triple lives—mistresses, deceptions, suspicious deaths, ugly secrets—and more distant family history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Instead of burning fuel, Munday and graduate student researcher Tristan Deppe explored whether the cold side could be linked to something far colder and much more distant: deep space.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

But, those happier, more distant memories are also still resident in their line-up.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

What they found was there was a decided increase in the sense of urgency when the text came from a significant other, as opposed to a friend or more distant acquaintance.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel