Interstellar Updates

Kernel-nulling for a robust direct interferometric detection of extrasolar planets
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.06252

Discovery of a bright microlensing event with planetary features towards the Taurus region: a super Earth planet
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.06659

Thorough experimental testing of Multimode interference couplers and expected nulls thereof; for exoplanet detection
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.06727

Inside-Out Planet Formation. IV. Pebble Evolution and Planet Formation Timescales
https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.10130

Subsurface Exolife
https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.09908

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite arrives at Kennedy Space Center for launch
http://www.spacenewsfeed.com/index.php/news/796-nasa-s-transiting-exoplanet-survey-satellite-arrives-at-kennedy-space-center-for-launch

Atomic oxygen ions as ionospheric biomarkers on exoplanets
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-oxygen-ionosphere-biomarker-exoplanets.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-017-0375-y

Spectra of Earth-like Planets Through Geological Evolution Around FGKM Stars
https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.10027v1

Impact of Gas Giant Instabilities on Habitable Planets
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.05736

Single Transits and Eclipses Observed by K2
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.05823

No Giant Planet Pileup Near 1 AU
https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.06044

Interstellar Interlopers: Number Density and Origins of ‘Oumuamua-like Objects
https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.02821