{"ID":6536280,"CreatedAt":"2026-07-14T01:21:01.169441415Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-07-15T03:28:55.185153975Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.10888","arxiv_id":"2607.10888","title":"Stellar Observation Scheduling Optimization for Distributed Space Interferometry Missions","abstract":"Growing interest in space interferometry for detecting bio-signatures of exoplanets has led to the development of several low-cost mission concepts involving Earth-orbiting formation flying techniques to perform nulling interferometry of incoming light from exoplanetary systems. Pursuing these developments, this work proposes a multi-objective dynamic programming scheme to optimize the balance between fuel expenditure and scientific outcomes of low-cost formation flying space interferometry missions by leveraging several insights from mission design. This scheme accounts for nominal concept of operations constraints, fuel expenditure, and observability conditions to produce a globally optimal Pareto front policy for exoplanetary system observation, and represents one of the first applications of multi-objective optimization to distributed space telescope astronomy.","short_abstract":"Growing interest in space interferometry for detecting bio-signatures of exoplanets has led to the development of several low-cost mission concepts involving Earth-orbiting formation flying techniques to perform nulling interferometry of incoming light from exoplanetary systems. Pursuing these developments, this work p...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.10888","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.10888v1","authors":"[\"Ethan Foss\",\"Antonio Rizza\",\"Simone D'Amico\"]","published":"2026-07-12T19:29:32Z","proceeding":"astro-ph.EP","tasks":"[\"astro-ph.EP\",\"astro-ph.IM\",\"math.OC\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}