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science fiction

[sahy-uhns fik-shuhn] / ˈsaɪ əns ˈfɪk ʃən /
NOUN
literary fantasy about future
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“The Blue Trail” is lyrical science fiction that takes place just around the next bend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This includes teams working with China's Einstein Probe and the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array, which is widely recognized from its appearance in the science fiction film Contact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The goal is simple, he told an audience in Austin, Texas, recently: “Turn science fiction to science fact.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Amazon MGM is putting all of their chips on this film, and for good reason: Andy Weir’s 2021 source novel was a hit among critics and especially among voracious readers of contemporary science fiction.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Yet many of the ideas of science fiction, like submarines and travel to the moon, have become matters of science fact.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking