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All month: the pre-dawn sky sees the return of planets this month, gladdening the hearts of early-rising solar system observers. Neptune is first to…

All month: it’s a frustrating month for early-rising planet fans, as Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune all achieve significant elongation from the Sun, but…

All month: Mercury begins the month barely hanging on in the evening sky: on March 1 it sets 57 minutes after the Sun and…

All month: the planets have abandoned the morning sky. In the evening, Jupiter continues to dominate the scene like a playground bully, overpowering Uranus…

All month: nearly half the planets are on vacation this month, hidden from sight in the Sun’s glare. Mercury might still be a viable…