Skip to content
Explore subjects
📚

Giant planets

Encyclopedia entries

Voyager 2 image of deep blue Neptune Entry

Neptune: The Farthest Planet from the Sun

Neptune is the farthest major planet: a deep-blue ice giant with extreme winds, faint rings, and the retrograde moon Triton.

Read entry →
Voyager image of pale cyan planet Uranus Entry

Uranus: The Sideways Ice Giant

Uranus is the sideways ice giant: extreme tilt, long seasons, methane-blue color, dark rings, and a rarely visited outer world.

Read entry →
Saturn and rings during equinox Cassini view Entry

Saturn: The Ringed Giant of the Solar System

Saturn is the ringed gas giant: bright icy rings, fast spin, low density, and remarkable moons Titan and Enceladus.

Read entry →
Jupiter with cloud belts and Great Red Spot Entry

Jupiter: The Largest Planet in the Solar System

Jupiter is the largest planet: a hydrogen-helium gas giant with a 10-hour day, the Great Red Spot, and moons including Europa.

Read entry →