All five planets will be spread out along the ecliptic—the plane of the solar system upon which all planets orbit closely to. Be outside looking east at around 5:00 a.m. and you’ll see Jupiter ...

"The planets aren't aligned right now, they are all spread out across the Solar System but just from our perspective, every once in a while they get close enough to each other in the sky that we ...

This will let you quickly determine if a planet has what you’re looking for and is worth visiting. After all, there’s no point heading to a gas giant if you’re looking to set up an outpost.