Interstellar Updates

 

These are items of interest to the interstellar exploration community that we’ve found in our quest for information that will help us advance toward our goals.  If you know of anything we’ve overlooked, or any sources of such information we should monitor, or if you would like to be added to our IRG-updates mailing list and receive these updates in you email every weekday, please send that information to info@irg.space.

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December 03, 2025 updates

The discovery of the first Earth cousin and the search for life elsewhere
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41550-025-02703-7

The discovery of TRAPPIST-1 and the importance of low-mass M-dwarfs
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41550-025-02712-6

A simplified model for the forced libration of icy moons with subsurface oceans
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10569-025-10268-w

SCExAO/CHARIS and Gaia Direct Imaging and Astrometric Discovery of a Superjovian Planet 3–4 λ/D from the Accelerating Star HIP 54515
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae1a82

Insights into Planet Formation from the Ages, Masses, and Elemental Abundances of Host Stars
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae12a2

JCMT Constraints on the Early-Time HCN and CO Emission and HCN Temporal Evolution of 3I/ATLAS
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02106

Segmented-Polynomial-fitting Least Squares (SPLS): An optimized algorithm to find Earth twins
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02356

Quantification of abundance uncertainties in chemical models of exoplanet atmospheres
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02587

Stellar chemistry and planet size: insights from GALAH DR4
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02601

Spectropolarimetric characterisation of exoplanet host stars in preparation of the mission II. The magnetised wind environment of TOI-1860, DS Tuc A, and HD 63433
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02708

December 02, 2025 updates

Independent Cross-Observatory Analysis of 3I-ATLAS (Version 7.1, With Supplemental Methodology Files)
https://zenodo.org/records/17770115

Captain Exoplanet: An Open, Browser-Based Interface for Exoplanet Candidate Classification Using Machine Learning Pipeline
https://zenodo.org/records/17755659

Continuous helium absorption from both the leading and trailing tails of WASP-107 b
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41550-025-02710-8

The impact of stellar winds and tidal locking effects on the habitability of Earth-like exoplanets around M-dwarf stars
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/12/aa56743-25/aa56743-25.html

Accounting for Transit Timing Detectability: Biases in Planetary Radius and Orbital Period
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae1465

An Hα Transit of HD 189733b to Assess Stellar Activity Across the Transit Chord Close to JWST Observations
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae169b

A Refined Photometric Constraint for Exoplanet Direct Imaging Yield Estimation and Observation Scheduling
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae0a1c

The Need for Multiangle BRDF Laboratory Measurements to Model Rocky Exoplanet Surface Reflectance and Emission
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ae2306

First Astrometric Limits on Binary Planets and Exomoons orbiting β Pictoris b
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00160

Outward Migration of a Gas Accreting Planet: A Semi-Analytical Formula
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00304

Analysis of Angular-Differential Post-Processing Algorithms for Exoplanet Direct Detection with a Photonic Lantern Nuller
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00442

Intercepting Interstellar Objects
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00492

A First Order Filter for the Detection of Potentially Habitable Exoplanets
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00899

Machine Learning for Exoplanet Discovery: Validating TESS Candidates and Identifying Planets in the Habitable Zone
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00967

The chemical diversity of giant-planet nurseries as revealed by ALMA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01731

Inferring planet occurrence rates from radial velocities
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01804

A window for water-hydrogen demixing on warm metal-rich sub-Neptunes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01805

Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOTEM) Survey.VII. TOI-6041: a multi-planet system including a warm Neptune exhibiting strong TTVs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01911

The Astrometric Resoeccentric Degeneracy: Eccentric Single Planets Mimic 2:1 Resonant Planet Pairs in Astrometry
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02007

Surveys on the Existence of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life and Effects of Revealing Expert Consensus
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00364

December 01, 2025 Updates

Interior-Flat Cylindrical Nacelle Warp Bubbles: Derivation and Comparison with Alcubierre Model
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6382/ae237a

Mission impossible through Extreme Manufacturing: breaking through the constraints of time and space for humanity
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2631-7990/ae2443

Persistent Collimated Jets in 3I/ATLAS Defying Rotational Smearing
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/persistent-collimated-jets-3iatlas-defying-rotational-abu-faraj-w9mwf/

A conceptual praeparatio astrobiologica
https://geopolicraticus.substack.com/p/a-conceptual-praeparatio-astrobiologica

Wormholes vs Paranormal Portals: Exploring Reality’s Shortcuts
https://connectparanormal.net/2025/11/21/wormholes-vs-paranormal-portals-exploring-realitys-shortcuts/

Updated Bayesian Analysis of 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1): Loeb-Scale Anomalies, Joint Probabilities, and the Case for Intentional Origin
https://juliospinelli.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Revised_3_i_ATLAS_paper_11_23_2025.pdf

Space environment considerations for perovskite solar cell operations: A review
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576525003078

JWST/MIRI observations of the young TWA 27 system: Hydrocarbon disk chemistry, silicate clouds, and evidence of a circumplanetary disk
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/12/aa56296-25/aa56296-25.html

A Paradigm Shift in Exoplanet False Positive Identification with HIP-44302
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21817

Evaluating Star-Planet Interactions with Zeeman Doppler Imaging: Case Study in YZ Ceti
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21853

Vibrationally excited H2 mutes the He i triplet line at 1.08 μm on warm exo-Neptunes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21966

Young M dwarfs flare activity model: Towards better exoplanetary atmospheric characterisation
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.23129

Large-amplitude Variability Driven by Giant Dust Storms on a Planetary-mass Companion
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.23163

The Impact of Discovering Life beyond Earth
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/the-impact-of-discovering-life-beyond-earth/62BB578E8068ED292DB50130D265728F

Sailing to the stars with photonics
https://www.photoniques.com/articles/photon/abs/2025/05/photon2025134p60/photon2025134p60.html

November 28, 2025 updates

Expanding frontiers: harnessing plant biology for space exploration and planetary sustainability
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70662

Physics of Life: Exploring Information as a Distinctive Feature of Living Systems
https://journals.aps.org/prxlife/abstract/10.1103/rsx4-8x5f

Extreme environmental tolerance and space survivability of the moss, Physcomitrium patens
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)02088-7

Astrometric Detectability of Habitable Exoplanets: An Open-Source Framework Using Gaia DR3
https://zenodo.org/records/17745705

Improved Exoplanet Detection Through Data Augmentation and Machine Learning
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-9971-1_27

Large-amplitude variability driven by giant dust storms on a planetary-mass companion
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adv3324

Observation of an accreting planetary-mass companion with signs of disc–disc interaction in Orion
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/12/aa57137-25/aa57137-25.html

JWST/MIRI observations of the young TWA 27 system: Hydrocarbon disk chemistry, silicate clouds, and evidence of a circumplanetary disk
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/12/aa56296-25/aa56296-25.html

The Physics of Interstellar Travel
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/physics-of-interstellar-travel/69C23CDCF164E2C71A65497F299EE38F

The Surface and Interior Conditions of Temperate Sub-Neptune TOI-270 d
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/staf1969/8340351

Ross 458 C: Gas Giant or Brown Dwarf?
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae0ad0

Prediscovery TESS Observations of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae1f91

A Large Sample of JWST/NIRSpec Brown Dwarfs: New Distant Discoveries
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/ae112e

Advancing Perovskite Solar Cell Reliability for Extreme Space Environments
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809925007350

Inducing Directed Solar Plasma Ejections for Interstellar Propulsion: A Theoretical Framework for Stellar-Scale Energy Harvesting
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397984813_Inducing_Directed_Solar_Plasma_Ejections_for_Interstellar_Propulsion_A_Theoretical_Framework_for_Stellar-Scale_Energy_Harvesting

TriPoDPy: 1D Tri-Population size distributions for Dust evolution in protoplanetary disks
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20764

Measuring Dust Masses of Protoplanetary Disks in Serpens and L1641/L1647 with ALMA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20817

CH3OH and HCN in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Mapped with the ALMA Atacama Compact Array: Distinct Outgassing Behaviors and a Remarkably High CHOH/HCN Production Rate Ratio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20845

The Diversity of Cold Worlds: Age and Characterization of the Exoplanet COCONUTS-2b
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20923

Concurrent Accretion and Migration of Giant Planets in their Natal Disks with Consistent Accretion Torque (II): Parameter Survey and Condition for Outward Migration
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21323

November 27, 2025 updates

Large-amplitude variability driven by giant dust storms on a planetary-mass companion
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adv3324

HST-COS Transit Spectroscopy of KELT-20b: First Detection of Excess Far-ultraviolet Absorption from an Ultrahot Jupiter
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae169d

Enrichment of the Driving Metanarratives Shared between SETI and Space Sustainability through a Multispecies Lens
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576525008410

Current opinions and trends in the search for extrasolar photosynthesis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1387647325000156

Tracking the Activity of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS through its Perihelion
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20810

CHOH and HCN in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Mapped with the ALMA Atacama Compact Array: Distinct Outgassing Behaviors and a Remarkably High CHOH/HCN Production Rate Ratio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20845

The Diversity of Cold Worlds: Age and Characterization of the Exoplanet COCONUTS-2b
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20923

The FAST-SETI Milky Way Globular Cluster Survey I: A Pilot Multibeam On-the-Fly Search of Five Globular Clusters at L-Band
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21085

Planet Migration in Protoplanetary Disks with Rims
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21328

Quantifying the differences in transmission and emission spectra for hot irradiated gaseous exoplanet Atmospheres: A comparison of 1D and 3D modeling using JWST
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21454

Transit Timing of the White Dwarf-Cold Jupiter System WD 1856+534
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21611