science fiction

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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

So much of science fiction is about humanity bringing our problems — class, capitalism, pollution — with us into outer space.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

American television viewers tuned in religiously to science fiction television programs like Space Patrol and Tales of Tomorrow.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly