May 14, 2021 updates Posted on May 14, 2021 by Doug Loss Extrasolar Object Interceptor and Sample Return Enabled by Compact, Ultra Power Dense Radioisotope Batteries https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2021_Phase_I/Extrasolar_Object_Interceptor_and_Sample_Return/ A critical assessment of the applicability of the energy-limited approximation for estimating exoplanetary mass-loss rates https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.05858 Minimal Differential Lateral Acceleration Configurations for Starshade Stationkeeping in Exoplanet Direct Imaging https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.05898 HADES RV programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIV. A candidate super-Earth orbiting the M-dwarf GJ 9689 with a period close to half the stellar rotation period https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.06155 How Close are Compact Multi-Planet Systems to the Stability Limit? https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.06338 Longitudinally Resolved Spectral Retrieval (ReSpect) of WASP-43b https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.06353 A one-armed CNN for exoplanet detection from light curves https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.06292