Epsilon Eridani, the fifth star in the constellation Pojiang, is 10 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers in the United States have announced that they have discovered a "very similar" star system close to the solar system that will help us understand the formation of Earth and other neighboring planets, The Independent reported Wednesday.
the latest study, scientists used data taken by NASA's Infrared Astros stratometer Observatory (SOFIA).
they selected infrared data related to the distant star from the telescope's image details.
's research suggests that the sun-like star, Epsilon Eridani, is only a fifth the age of the sun and about 10 light-years from Earth, the closest of all galaxies containing a "younger version of the sun", thus helping us to study the evolution of the sun.
, an astronomer and author of the study, said: "The fifth star in the constellation Bojiang has a planetary system whose planetary system is currently undergoing tremendous changes.
these dramatic changes occurred when the solar system was young, when the lunar circulars had formed for most of the time, the earth's water had converged into the ocean, and the Earth's livable environment had been 'set up'.
found that the star was surrounded by an inner disk and an outer disk, and that there was a huge gap between the two disks that appeared to be caused by the planets.
Can now say with confidence that the inner and outer bands of the star are separated, and that the cracks in the middle are likely to be caused by planets, " explains Marengo.
we haven't detected these planets yet, but we're sure they exist, and the James Webb telescope, which will be launched in October 2018, may be able to see them.
study of these planets will help us better understand the distant past of Earth and the surrounding planets.
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