An ineluctable story of what it takes to roam between the stars.

are we losing out?

I thoroughly enjoy standing next to Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, watching the sunset of its twin stars. Then, I follow him into hyperspace to cross hundreds of lightyears in a matter of hours to the next scenery for action. From Star Trek, Star Wars to Dark Matter, hardly any space opera respects the universal speed limit of this universe: the vacuum speed of light. If we would, the Star Wars saga would play out over 50,000 years and wouldn't work - clearly a massive loss.

what is there to gain?

Space operas that adhere to the speed limit are remarkably rich. Examples are the Alien franchise, Becky Chambers's "To be Taught, if fortunate", James Corey's "Leviathan Wakes", or the classic "Space Odyssey" by Arthur C Clarke. Though, the protagonists of the latter two do not attempt to leave the solar system. To what unknown realms of storytelling would it lead us if we accept the universal truth of this universe? Imagination is the last frontier. "Engage."

it begins here…

It is the slow speed of light that confines cultures like us to their home planets. Let's explore what this all means and what it takes to travel between stars. Who are the true interstellar spacefarers?

What starts with simple observations soon raises profound questions around immortality and the future of human life on Earth itself.

I hope you will follow my blog, which explores the roots of an ineluctable story - the story of the next step of evolution.

about me

At a young age, I fell in love with space and time when an encyclopaedia told me that the flow of time is personal. I am now Professor in Theoretical Physics at a research-intense University in England. I spend time with Mathematics and large computers to unlock the hidden beauty of nature. But then I must write all these scientific papers, which does not leave much time for my second passion: creative writing. It did not take much to get me started: an extended visit from my niece from Munich, glasses of wine during many evenings talking about the impossibilities in SciFi, a pandemic outbreak, a lockdown,….