The images shed light on an environment similar to our own solar system when it formed more than 4.5 billion years ago
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The images, released Monday, shed light on an environment similar to our own solar system when it formed more than 4.5 billion years ago. Observing the Orion Nebula will help space scientists better understand what happened during the first million years of the Milky Way's planetary evolution, said Western University astrophysicist Els Peeters in a news release. "We are blown away by the breathtaking images of the Orion Nebula.