Category Archives: Frontier

About Frontier and Representation

Posted on July 26, 2020 by matt

When I conceived Frontier it wasn’t the way it is now. There was a little collaboration from others and everyone had their own idea what it would become. For one it was Sci-Fi-Done-Right in the science. For another it was … Continue reading →

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Frontier: The Snakes of Rist images

Posted on July 24, 2020 by matt

The post “The Snakes of Rist” has been updated with some art. To give a feel for the Aliens. Pop there and have a look.

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Explorers: Ten Experts

Posted on July 20, 2020 by matt

Human Unity has build dozens of these craft; their primary purpose to map the wormholes and document everything they encounter. Because they may be out of touch with Earth for long periods, they are built to be totally self-sustaining. The … Continue reading →

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Looking at a black hole…..

Posted on July 17, 2020 by matt

if a black hole passed in front of a mirror, what would its reflection look like? pic.twitter.com/Ets4JRNwp9 — Matt Henderson (@matthen2) May 22, 2020 This is the sort of result that we got from Interstellar (with science from Kip Thorne) … Continue reading →

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Is there life out there?

Posted on July 17, 2020 by matt

CETI We present a cosmic perspective on the search for life and examine the likely number of Communicating Extra-Terrestrial Intelligent civilizations (CETI) in our Galaxy by utilizing the latest astrophysical information. Our calculation involves Galactic star-formation histories, metallicity distributions, and … Continue reading →

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Frontier….2020: progress, updates and the future

Posted on July 15, 2020 by matt

I’ve begun working on Frontier again, firstly through a collaboration with a young Kenyan artist to produce some concept pieces for the book. It’s really helping to crystallise some of the thoughts but I definitely need to lock down the … Continue reading →

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Current work…writing scripts

Posted on December 1, 2016 by matt

For the last few months, on top of travelling and attending a bazillion courses, I’ve been writing. I’ve written five short scripts in the world of THE 23RD LETTER. I’ve written two more in the world of STATUS: REFUGEE. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Gliese 581

Posted on July 5, 2011 by matt

Of course, this is not the first time we have seen Gliese 581 (HO Librae). In 2214, we’ll send a Seedship.

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Frontier: A Changed Man

Posted on April 24, 2011 by matt

Kibwe had returned home a changed man. Kibwe had always wanted to be a pilot. From an early age he made airfoils from balsa and drove his parents to distraction with his attention to detail, his constant entreaties to be … Continue reading →

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The Final Frontier. No, really.

Posted on December 5, 2010 by matt

Ian Sales writes on his blog: And sometimes those imaginations run a little too free. A lot of science fiction is set in outer space, or on worlds which orbit other stars. Or, indeed, other types of celestial objects, both … Continue reading →

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