Planets

NASA’s MESSENGER mission monitored Mercury’s magnetic fields, revealing they flowed down (blue) and up (red). Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

Understanding Mercury’s magnetic poles

An artist's depiction of the Juno spacecraft in orbit above Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The Juno mission at Jupiter: a planetary scientist’s perspective

An image of Venus created using data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Facts about the planet Venus

The position of Venus, Mercury and the Moon relative to the southwest horizon at 18:00 UT on January dates shown. The apparent size of the Moon has been exaggerated for clarity. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide: how to see the planets in January 2020

Neptune by Voyager

A guide to the planets Neptune

Mercury, planet

A guide to the planets Mercury

An artist’s impression of a dusty disc around a star. Credit: ESO

How do planets form? An interview with a planetary scientist

The planet Venus taken by Mariner 10

A guide to the planets Venus

Viking image of Mars

A guide to the planets Mars

Hubble image of Saturn

A guide to the planets Saturn

Uranus by Voyager 2

A guide to the planets Uranus

Friends stargazing. Credit: EvgeniyShkolenko / Getty

Observing guide How to see the planets in 2020

Jupiter is more massive than all of the other solar-system planets combined.

A guide to the planets Jupiter

Plan view Terra Cimmeria. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Astrophotography

Eye On The Sky Mars Express orbiter reveals Red Planet's volcanic history

Uranus (left) and Neptune (right), as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech; NASA

A guide to the ice giants Uranus and Neptune