giant planets
11giant planet — /dʒaɪənt ˈplænət/ (say juyuhnt planuht) noun Astronomy any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, all of which have large mass, low density and an extensive atmosphere …
12Methods of detecting extrasolar planets — Any planet is an extremely faint light source compared to its parent star. In addition to the intrinsic difficulty of detecting such a faint light source, the light from the parent star causes a glare that washes it out. For those reasons, only a …
13Appearance of extrasolar planets — The appearance of extrasolar planets is largely unknown because of the difficulty in making direct observations of extrasolar planets. In addition, analogies with planets in our solar system can apply for few of the extrasolar planets known;… …
14Gas giant — A gas giant (sometimes also known as a Jovian planet after the planet Jupiter, or giant planet) is a large planet that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. There are four gas giants in our Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus …
15Outer planets — From top to bottom: Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter to approximate scale and color. The outer planets are those planets in the Solar System beyond the asteroid belt, which typically refers to these gas giant planets in order of their… …
16Discoveries of extrasolar planets — See also: List of extrasolar planet firsts Number of extrasolar planet discoveries per year as of 10 July 2011, with colors indicating method of detection …
17List of Doctor Who planets — This is a list of planets, fictional or otherwise, that are mentioned in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spinoff literature. : Top   0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W …
18List of Transformers planets — This is a list of planets appearing in the fictional Transformers storyline. Contents 1 Chaar 2 Gigantion 2.1 Transformers: Prime 2.1.1 Novels …
19List of Star Wars planets (E-G) — Ealor Ealor is a planet in the Bysis system. It is home to the graivehs, and covered with grasslands and temperate forests. Elom Elom is home to Eloms and the Elomin. For centuries, the two species lived unknown to one another, with Eloms living… …
20List of Star Wars planets (W-Z) — Wayland Wayland first appeared in Timothy Zahn s Heir to the Empire novel. The planet was home to the Emperor s Mount Tantiss storehouse, which contained a cloaking device and cloning chambers that Grand Admiral Thrawn used in his war against the …
