Jacob Bean

Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away Artist concept of small planet VERY close to its sun

Scientists probe the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away

Technique opens ‘new window’ to understanding planets in other solar systems

Scientists confirm third-nearest star with a planet—and it’s rocky like Earth 3-d illustration of a rocky planet with veins of magma

Scientists confirm third-nearest star with a planet—and it’s rocky like Earth

Nearly a decade in the making, exoplanet-hunting instrument installed in Hawaii Gemini Observatory

Nearly a decade in the making, exoplanet-hunting instrument installed in Hawaii

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Inspect Atmospheres of Gas Giant Exoplanets NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Inspect Atmospheres of Gas Giant Exoplanets

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Inspect Atmospheres of Gas Giant Exoplanets

<p>Assoc. Prof. Jacob Bean explains goals of the James Webb Space Telescope</p>


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Researchers advocate statistical approach to search for Earth-like planets

Researchers advocate statistical approach to search for Earth-like planets

Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating ‘Death Star’ Death star

Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating ‘Death Star’

Scientists debate likelihood of finding life on other planets by 2042 Light shining over a planet

Scientists debate likelihood of finding life on other planets by 2042

Hearing Astrobiology

Hearing Astrobiology

Video: Asst. Prof. Jacob Bean gives congressional testimony regarding methods of searching for extraterrestrial life


Packard Foundation names Jacob Bean a 2014 fellow

Packard Foundation names Jacob Bean a 2014 fellow

UChicago researchers use Hubble Telescope to reveal cloudy weather on alien world exoplanet

UChicago researchers use Hubble Telescope to reveal cloudy weather on alien world