Orion looks like a «belt» from Earth (and
perhaps from a few
other viewing points
around the universe), but in fact the
stars do not sit next to each
other in space, but are quite far apart.
«If we know how our solar system was formed, then when we look at
other stars and
other solar systems, we can sort of guess how they are evolving with time, and it can help us locate
perhaps other stars that can have habitable planets
around them.»