Interstellar Updates

Spatial distribution of organics in the Horsehead nebula: signposts of chemistry driven by atomic carbon
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20146

H^{18₂O in the terrestrial planet-forming regions of protoplanetary disks
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20096}

The Origin, Extension, and Future of the “NASA Definition” of Life
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15311074251412317

The Microbial Inhabitants of the Corona Lava Tube: Astrobiological Insights from a Mars Analog Environment
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15311074251413229

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS): I. Motivation, sample, data reduction, and results overview
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56489-25/aa56489-25.html

Transit distances and composition of low-velocity exocomets in the β Pic system
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15216

Microgravity-induced constraints on melanin bioproduction: investigating E. coli metabolic responses aboard the International Space Station
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-026-00560-w

Disk Evolution Study Through Imaging of Nearby Young Stars (DESTINYS): V721 CrA and BN CrA have wide and structured disks in the polarised infrared
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/02/aa56331-25/aa56331-25.html

The power of polarimetry for characterising exoplanet atmospheres, clouds, and surfaces with NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20902

The Third Option: Color Phase Curves to Characterize the Atmospheres of Temperate Rocky Exoplanets
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20966

Balancing Variety and Sample Size: Optimal Parameter Sampling for Ariel Target Selection
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21020

Thermal emission spectra of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-33 b
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21072

A Comprehensive Network for the Discovery and Characterization of Interstellar Objects
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21184

Coupled thermal-chemical evolution models of sub-Neptunes reveal atmospheric signatures of their formation location
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21377

Nucleus and Postperihelion Activity of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Observed by Hubble Space Telescope
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21569

Hidden Gems in TESS: sherlock finds two new rocky planets around nearby M dwarfs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21774

Critical Evaluation of Studies Alleging Evidence for Technosignatures in the POSS1-E Photographic Plates
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21946

The Volatile Inventory of 3I/ATLAS as seen with JWST/MIRI
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22034

Densities of small planets around the M dwarfs TOI-4336 A and TOI-4342 with ESPRESSO: Three sub-Neptunes, one super-Earth, and a Neptune-mass candidate
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22115

High-Pressure Torsion-Induced Transformation of Adenosine Monophosphate: Insights into Prebiotic Chemistry of RNA by Astronomical Impacts
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21378

Global outreach and cultural impact of A Sign in Space, an interdisciplinary simulation of a first contact scenario
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576526000421

Halotolerant bacteria from mangrove and restinga ecosystems in Camocim, Brazil: astrobiological relevance and biotechnological potential
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41455854/

Broadband, High-Reflectivity Dielectric Mirrors at Wafer Scale: Combining Photonic Crystal and Metasurface Architectures for Advanced Lightsails
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01374

Antimatter rockets and interstellar propulsion
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.1993-2007

A systematic review of the cerebrovascular adaptations following exposure to spaceflight or ground-based analogs: lessons from human and animal studies
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-025-00540-6

The effect of space travel on human reproductive health: a systematic review
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-024-00351-1

Effect of microgravity on the feasibility and accuracy of dental procedures
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-025-00552-2

Effects of microgravity mechanotransduction in bone tissue and cells: systematic review on primary cilium-dependent mechanisms
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-025-00556-y

A Closed-form Analytical Theory of Nonisobaric Transmission Spectroscopy for Exoplanet Atmospheres
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae3246

Developing the SNRAS Metric: Enhancing the Reliability of Exoplanet Detection in Heteroscedastic Light Curves Vetting Heteroscedastic Light Curves in Kepler and TESS Data
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400103399_Developing_the_SNRAS_Metric_Enhancing_the_Reliability_of_Exoplanet_Detection_in_Heteroscedastic_Light_Curves_Vetting_Heteroscedastic_Light_Curves_in_Kepler_and_TESS_Data

The SCG-HMH + Spaceship TITAN integration: A Regenerative, Self-Sustaining Starship Powered by Recycled Entropy and Stellar Heat (conceptual design – not a working prototype)
https://zenodo.org/records/18430289

Sustainable Energy in Space Exploration: Challenges and Potentials
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374002217_Sustainable_Energy_in_Space_Exploration_Challenges_and_Potentials

Spin Concept Propulsion for Reactionless Interstellar Travel
https://www.academia.edu/143197891/Spin_Concept_Propulsion_for_Reactionless_Interstellar_Travel

3I/ATLAS: More Mathematical Correlations with the Earth’s 24-hour Rotational Cycle and the Bizarre Symmetry of its Tripartite Jet Structure
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400024652_3IATLAS_More_Mathematical_Correlations_with_the_Earth’s_24-hour_Rotational_Cycle_and_the_Bizarre_Symmetry_of_its_Tripartite_Jet_Structure

The View From Pluto: Humanity’s Pathway to A Multi-World Civilisation
https://works.hcommons.org/records/q7vb8-33a47

NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin
https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/nasa-exoplanet-probe-tracks-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-to-gauge-its-spin

Novel quantitative push gravity/field theory poised for verification
https://zenodo.org/records/18411867

An observationally based wind model contemporaneous with the radio detections in τ Boötis
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/staf2070/8443345

The K-dwarfs Survey I. Four Validated Planets from the Radius Valley to the Neptune Desert
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/stag183/8442244

Fractal Aggregate Aerosols in the Virga Cloud Code. II. Exploring the Effects of Key Cloud Parameters in Warm Neptune, Hot Jupiter and Brown Dwarf Atmospheres
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae2752

Stellar and orbital characterization of three low mass M dwarf binary stars with dynamical spectroscopy from the Habitable Zone Planet Finder
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.19996

Exomoons and Exorings with the Habitable Worlds Observatory II: Finding Endor with Lunar Eclipses
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20002

Orbital stability of compact three-planet systems III. The role of three-body resonances
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20220

Self-consistent N-body simulation of Planetesimal-Driven Migration. II. The effect of PDM on planet formation from a planetesimal disk
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20348

The RoPES project with HARPS and HARPS-N II. A third planet in the multi-planet system HD 176986
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20559

Climates of Terrestrial Exoplanets and Biosignatures
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20620

The detection of circularly polarized radio bursts from stellar and exoplanetary systems
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02757-7

Enriched volatiles and refractories but deficient titanium on the day-side
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/02/aa56985-25/aa56985-25.html

Heavy-element-enriched atmospheres and where they are born
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/02/aa56898-25/aa56898-25.html

Extreme Winds on the Emerging Dayside of an Ultrahot Jupiter
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae36a1

Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Planetary Systems through Population-Level, Large-Scale Surveys
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18841

Evidence for a Peak at 0.3 in the Eccentricity Distribution of Typical Super-Jovian Exoplanets
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18877

The MIRI Excess around Degenerates (MEAD) Survey II: A Probable Planet detected via IR Excess around WD 0644+025
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18965

Predicted incidence of Jupiter-like planets around white dwarfs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.19531

Beyond solar metallicity: How enhanced solid content in disks re-shape low-mass planet torques
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.19584

The SCG-HMH Spaceship: A Regenerative, Self-Sustaining Starship Powered by Recycled Entropy and Stellar Heat (conceptual design – not a working prototype)
https://zenodo.org/records/18382317

The mass density of interstellar objects in the Solar neighbourhood and its Galactic implications
https://zenodo.org/records/18346998

Possible favored great oxidation event scenario on exoplanets around M-stars with the example of TRAPPIST-1e
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-026-37144-3

Cosmic–climatic futures: interstellar objects, solar variability, and planetary consciousness (2027–2032)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40309-026-00264-0

Rapid Response Missions to Interstellar Objects Using Lyapunov Wait-in-Orbit Constellations
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.A36446

The SPIRou Legacy Survey: Detection of a nearby world orbiting in the habitable zone of Gl 725B achieved by correcting strong telluric contamination in near-infrared radial velocities with wapiti https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa55469-25/aa55469-25.html

SPIRou detects two planets around the nearby M4.5V star GJ 4274
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa57666-25/aa57666-25.html

Tighter constraints on the atmosphere of GJ 436 b from combined high-resolution CARMENES and CRIRES+ observations
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa57570-25/aa57570-25.html

A Cool Earth-sized Planet Candidate Transiting a Tenth Magnitude K-dwarf From K2
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/adf06f

Modeling the Impact of Unresolved Stellar Companions on Detection Sensitivity in Kepler’s Small-planet Occurrence Rates
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae2ead

Post-Perihelion Integral Field Spectroscopy of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16983

Exoplanets beyond the Conservative Habitable Zone. I. Habitability
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae21d7

Effect of different Non-Gravitational accelerations on the trajectory of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.17083

Evolution of Stellar Activity and Habitable Zone II: Ca H&K Emissions of Late-type Dwarfs
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.17715

Atmospheric Circulation of High-Obliquity Mini-Neptunes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18606

The Role of Intrinsic Temperature and Vertical Mixing in Characterizing Sub-Neptune Atmospheres
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18769

Probing thermal gradients of habitable-zone rocky planets as an anti-indicator of a global surface ocean using mid-infrared direct imaging
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16575

Dynamical Constraints and Volatile Composition of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1): Evidence for a Carbon-Rich Progenitor
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399879827_Dynamical_Constraints_and_Volatile_Composition_of_the_Interstellar_Object_3IATLAS_C2025_N1_Evidence_for_a_Carbon-Rich_Progenitor

Zooming into the water snow line: High-resolution water observations of the HL Tau disk
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa57609-25/aa57609-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) I. Motivation, sample, data reduction, and results overview
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56489-25/aa56489-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) II. The radial structure of debris discs
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56450-25/aa56450-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) III. The vertical structure of debris disks
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/11/aa54463-25/aa54463-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) IV. CO gas imaging and overview
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56605-25/aa56605-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) V. Comparison between scattered light and thermal emission
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56523-25/aa56523-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) VI. Asymmetries and offsets
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56568-25/aa56568-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) VII. Optically thick gas with broad CO gaussian local line profiles in the HD 121617 disc
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56566-25/aa56566-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) VIII. A dust arc and non-Keplerian gas kinematics in HD 121617
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56493-25/aa56493-25.html

The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) IX. Gas-driven origin for the continuum arc in the debris disc of HD121617
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa56855-25/aa56855-25.html

SPIRou detects two planets around the nearby M4.5V star GJ 4274
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa57666-25/aa57666-25.html

The MATISSE view of the inner region of the RY Tau protoplanetary disk
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa55717-25/aa55717-25.html

How two-dimensional are planet–disc interactions? II. Radiation hydrodynamics and suitable cooling prescriptions
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa57399-25/aa57399-25.html

The coupled tidal evolution of the moons and spins of warm exoplanets
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/01/aa55433-25/aa55433-25.html

Extended Spin-Orbit Modeling of Unstable Discrete Fractional Hamiltonian Systems: Numerical Investigation of Chaotic Orbits for Mercury, Mars, Triton, and Sedna-like Trans-Neptunian Objects
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273117726000839

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS WEIRD
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0262407926001533

Rare Near-opposition Alignment of 3I/ATLAS on 2026 January 22
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ae3a77

A mantle assist for the early geodynamo and planetary shielding
https://academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/nsr/nwag046/8439531?searchresult=1

Evolutions of mean distance ratios in the planetary and satellite systems under primary tides and nebular gas drag effects
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16245

Assessing the Vera Rubin Observatory’s Ability to Discover Asteroid Impactors Before They Collide with Earth
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16255

TOI-6692b: An eccentric 130 day period giant planet with a single transit from TESS
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16357

Mercury-Arχes: a high-performance n-body code for planet formation studies
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16791

The Origins of Planets for ArieL (OPAL) Key Science Project: the end-to-end planet formation campaign for the ESA space mission Ariel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16841

Post-Perihelion Integral Field Spectroscopy of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16983