science fiction

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Gatwa, who played the Doctor in the long-running science fiction show for two seasons, will be made a Doctor of the University, as will Sarah Smith, the BBC's North America editor.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Witnessing a solar eclipse from space was a spectacle worthy of science fiction, as pilot Glover put it.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The dangers they talked about felt like far-off science fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

I say that as an example of talking about time, of talking about multiverses, of all these complicated things that are part of our science fiction lore and part of our show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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