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SCOUT· 24%34m·2025-05-15·ScienceMeet The ‘Planet Hunter’ Searching For Alien Life, with Jacob Bean
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The search for life beyond Earth is no longer science fiction—it takes a lot of data, powerful telescopes and a bit of cosmic detective work. And at the center of this search is University of Chicago astrophysicist Jacob Bean. Bean was part of the team that made history by detecting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of…
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