January 30, 2020 updates Posted on January 30, 2020June 28, 2020 by Doug Loss Cheops opens its eye to the sky https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cheops/Cheops_opens_its_eye_to_the_sky KIDSpec: An MKID-Based Medium-Resolution, Integral Field Spectrograph https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10909-020-02347-z Starshade formation flying I: optical sensing https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.10575 Detection of the phase curve and occultation of WASP-100b with TESS https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.10580 Dangerous stellar encounters with an Earth-like planet in the Milky Way galaxy https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.10595 Radial velocity constraints on the long-period transiting planet Kepler-1625 b with CARMENES https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.10867 Habitable zones around almost extremely spinning black holes (black sun revisited) https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.10991