Directory · Worlds

Planets

Eight worlds around our Sun, and the small planetary system next door. Start with a field note, or open the live diagram to watch them move.

Solar System

MercuryField notesThe smallest planet: cratered, airless, and extreme. VenusField notesA runaway greenhouse beneath sulfuric clouds. EarthField notesOur ocean-rich home, seen live by DSCOVR EPIC. MarsField notesThe red planet, through rover photography. JupiterField notesA gas giant of bands, storms, and a vast magnetosphere. SaturnField notesRings, moons, and a Cassini portrait. UranusField notesAn ice giant that rotates on its side. NeptuneField notesRemote, cold, and home to supersonic winds.

Proxima Centauri

Proxima bField notesA temperate, roughly Earth-mass world. Proxima cCandidateA proposed cold outer world, still unconfirmed. Proxima dField notesA confirmed sub-Earth in a five-day orbit.

Every planet now has a field note. Open a card for facts, real NASA imagery, and recent research, or visit the live solar-system view to watch the planets move.

Looking for the stars at the centre of these systems? Read the field notes for the Sun and Proxima Centauri.