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Darryl Seligman

Exoplanetary parade: What would the night sky look like on alien worlds? (op-ed)

A simulated view from the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter's four Galilean moons.

If you have a clear view of the night sky at the end of February, you'll be able to see all the planets in the solar system with the naked eye, lined up in a "planetary parade." But what would these planetary alignments look like if you could stargaze from extraterrestrial worlds?

Right now, six of the seven planets — not including Earth — are visible to the naked eye. If you can get away from the city lights and if it's not too cloudy, tonight you will be able to look up and see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. You can add Mercury — the smallest of all the planets in our solar system — to that bucket list later this month.

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