May 18, 2022 updates Posted on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by Doug Loss The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope – IV. Capabilities and predicted performance for exoplanet characterization https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2022/05/aa42592-21/aa42592-21.html Origins of Chiral Life in Interstellar Molecular Clouds https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ac63d0 Development of a rotational shearing interferometer for detection of (habitable) exoplanets https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/12170/2604053/Development-of-a-rotational-shearing-interferometer-for-detection-of-habitable/10.1117/12.2604053.short The Futility of Exoplanet Biosignatures https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.07921 Impact of Economic Constraints on the Projected Timeframe for Human-Crewed Deep Space Exploration https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.08061 The Great Planetary Heist: Theft and capture in star-forming regions https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.07895