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Portrait of Our Dusty Past Artist Concept
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Portrait of Our Dusty Past Artist Concept

NASA / JPL · 2005-12-20 · photograph (digital archive)

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This artist concept illustrates a solar system that is a much younger version of our own. Dusty disks, like the one shown here circling the star, are thought to be the breeding grounds of planets, including rocky ones like Earth.

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IRS 46Spitzer Space Telescope
Credit linePortrait of Our Dusty Past Artist Concept. NASA/JPL, 2005-12-20. Public domain. ID: PIA03243.
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