elements in science fiction could happen, and have changes of technology that we already have, and predict what we could havefantasy has things that would never happen, its more like a dream, usually...
Thematically, both often deal with the struggle of good over evil; Star wars is a great example of a story with both Sci-fi and fantasy characteristics (this combination is often called a 'space...
they are both usually telling about different world(s) although science fiction is more futuristic and sciency that deals with space and time whereas fantasy has a more magical touch to it.
There are many science fiction stories- the whole Atlantis genre, for example that have nothing to do with Space Travel but do go to Inner space- underwater, time travel, etc. Prepare to submerge!...