Watching a Solar System growing up

[Rosanella]

We can now zoom into the past and watch a Solar System evolve. Amazing

Zooming in on an infant solar system: For the first time, astronomers have observed solar systems in the making in great detail

[toml42]

Wonderful isn't it you may have seen these before, but i thought i'd highlight these rather beautiful forming planetary systems in the orion nebula. It changes the way i look at it though a scope, that's for sure. to think, hundreds of forming solar systems captured in an eyepiece...

Born in beauty: proplyds in the Orion Nebula | Press Releases | spacetelescope.org