Top 10 Best Planets in the Universe

Which planet really deserves the crown? Is it the one with the biggest storms? The prettiest rings? The best real estate for hypothetical alien life?

This isn't just a popularity contest between a few local celebrities in our solar system. This list is open to the entire cosmic neighborhood. From the familiar rock you're standing on right now to gas giants that could swallow Earth whole without blinking, every planet gets a fair shot. Some have moons with oceans under ice, others have 1,000-mile-per-hour winds or magnetic fields that would fry your phone faster than a microwave. A few might even be hiding the ingredients for life, or at least a decent vacation if you could survive the radiation.

The Top Ten

Earth

It's not only because we live on it, but it's the only planet that we currently know to be suitable to host life. So much of Earth is exact and precise and in such a good condition to host and continue successfully hosting life. No other planet that we know of is as perfect as Earth is, and even if we do find one, it probably still won't top our origin planet.
Sure, the other planets are neat to look at from a distance, but you'll be crushed the second you step on Jupiter or Saturn, burned to a crisp if you try to hang around Venus for more than a millisecond, and frozen like an ice cube if you linger around Neptune just a moment too long. They're neat, but not perfect. Earth is the closest thing we've yet found to planetary perfection.
Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is the second-largest planet in the Solar System. It is most famous for its extensive ring system, which is visible even with a small telescope. Saturn has over 140 known moons, making it the planet with the most confirmed natural satellites.... read more

In my opinion, this is the second-best planet. As a gas giant and a giant planet, it is made of helium and hydrogen, has multiple moons, doesn't have a solid surface, has rings, and is giant.
It is near Jupiter, is the second-largest planet in the Solar System, and is also known for its rings. It is in front of the ice giants.

Most elegant and eye-catching of the planets. Earth and Mars have their own distinctive beauty, but Saturn looks as though an artist were tasked with its creation. I suppose it all comes down to those rings.
Mars

Mars is one of the most bizarre planets out there. Unlike any other planet (besides Earth), life can spring on Mars because of the frozen hydrogen/nitrogen. Scientists even said that in 30 years, trees will be successfully planted on Mars, which will provide oxygen, and in 50 years, humans will be able to live on Mars. Let's just hope that the end of the world doesn't come in the next 50 years.

In my opinion, this is the third-best planet. As a terrestrial planet, it is made of rocks, has a solid surface, doesn't have rings, doesn't have many moons, and is small. It is the last of the terrestrial planets.
It may have had life 3.8 billion years ago and may have had a watery or icy surface, giving it a moist atmosphere. It is in front of the giant planets.
Neptune

It should be ranked higher than Earth, though Earth is our home. I like the blue color or pure green ones, and both of the ice giants fit my preference.

In my opinion, this is the fourth-best planet. As an ice giant and a giant planet, it is made of rock, ice, water, methane, and ammonia. It has multiple moons, doesn't have a solid surface, has rings, and is giant.
It is the planet next to Uranus, the smallest and heaviest of the ice giants, and the farthest away from the Sun, being 4.5 billion kilometers and 2.8 billion miles away. It is also the coldest planet, with temperatures of -218 degrees Celsius and -361 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jupiter

Jupiter is better than Saturn. Saturn may be more beautiful, but without Jupiter, Earth would probably be in trouble because Jupiter attracts many asteroids to itself, protecting us all. Jupiter is like our literal bodyguard!

I like Saturn, but Jupiter is better. There was a post on some website saying that Saturn is the best planet. I completely disagree. Saturn may have better rings, but Jupiter has better moons and more interesting stuff.

Although it is probably the least habitable, Jupiter is one of the most curious planets. Its mysterious beauty radiates power and hostility. Jupiter is, by far, the most intriguing and fascinating planet.
Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun in our solar system. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1781, making it the first planet to be discovered using a telescope.
Unique among the planets, Uranus has an axial tilt of about 98 degrees, causing it to rotate on its side. Composed mainly... read more

The color of Uranus is more beautiful than Earth's, since Earth has mixed colors while Uranus has a pure green (or maybe light blue) color. Compared with Earth, it's also stronger because it's bigger, has more moons, and has the coolest rings.
Moreover, if the Sun is dying, Earth will be swallowed, but Uranus would survive and might even support life on its moons. What's most important is that I want to lie flat like that, and both the number 7 and Uranus itself are my favorites. It's also the darkest planet that can be seen with the naked eye.

Uranus was the best planet! It was the first planet that was discovered and then ridiculed for its name during its whole existence. First, it was named George and finally renamed Uranus. Many people are afraid to pronounce Uranus' name the real way because people will laugh. The poor planet has been through so much. Tipped on its side, people thought it was a silly planet.
Uranus is the calmest planet in the solar system, not a cloud in the sky! Its brilliant and unique rings glow red when photographed. Uranus has around 27 moons, all named after Shakespearean characters, including Miranda, Oberon, and Ariel. Uranus is such an underrated planet, more of a target for jokes and boredom.
I call some books planet-racist because they give Uranus like one page about its name or lopsidedness, and the other planets get 5-10 or so. One reason I naturally love this planet is because my birth sign is Aquarius, with its planet symbol as Uranus! And 7 is my favorite number, and Uranus is the seventh planet.
Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is Earth's closest planetary neighbor. It is famous for its bright appearance in the night sky and is often referred to as either the "Evening Star" or the "Morning Star."
The planet's thick atmosphere is composed mainly of carbon dioxide, which causes... read more

Venus: come for the scenery and promises of a floating city, stay for the acid rain and intense heat. What's not to like?

Venus is my zodiac planet and also happens to be the planet for one of my favorite anime characters.

Pretty in the sky and in space, but a toxic wasteland on the surface.
Mercury

Believe it or not, Mercury has a realistic chance of being our solar system's largest dwarf planet because it's smaller than Saturn's moon Titan and wider than Pluto or Earth's moon.

Cool little speed demon. It orbits faster than it rotates and has a liquid iron core that takes up three-quarters of the planet! How interesting is that!

It looks like the Moon. Somewhat cool.
Pluto

One of the world's most known rocks in space. While some may believe it is not a planet, we all know deep inside that Pluto is the best.

Planet or not, this is probably the biggest topic of debate in science.

Cutest planet. I know it's a dwarf planet, but don't judge by size, people.
Eris

Eris is a dwarf planet located in the scattered disk region of the solar system, which lies beyond Neptune. It was discovered in 2005 by astronomer Mike Brown and his team. The discovery played a major role in prompting the International Astronomical Union to redefine the term planet, which eventually... read more

Fun fact: If you lived on Eris, you would be dead before it could even orbit the Sun! What a snail planet.

I just did a research project on this dwarf planet. It is my favorite!

I don't know what planet it is, but it sounds cool.

The Newcomers

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Kepler-37b

This planet is literally the smallest exoplanet known to man. It's smaller than even Mercury.

The Contenders

51 Pegasi b

This planet is not in our solar system and was the first planet discovered not orbiting our sun.

The first planet discovered outside our solar system, 51 Pegasi has its place in our understanding of the universe and deserves to be thought of in the top ten.

51 Pegasi B was the first exoplanet discovered orbiting a main sequence star, which is what our Sun is. It is also tied with two other planets for being the windiest planet discovered. It's larger than Jupiter.
Kepler-296e
Sedna

Sedna is so lonely! It is known for its very elliptical orbit and as one of the coldest objects in our solar system.

This is the planet farthest from our solar system.

Sedna takes about 11,408 years to orbit the Sun.
Kepler-438b
Proxima Centauri b

It's the nearest exoplanet to us, but we wouldn't want to live on it because it's bathed in violent stellar radiation from its star, Proxima Centauri, making it uninhabitable.

Since the Earth is being trashed by some stupid mammals, we'll need a replacement.

It is known as the most Earth-like planet and was discovered in August 2016. People say that you can live on it and that alien life is on the planet.
Kepler-22b

How is it all the way down here?! The most likely source of extraterrestrial life gets 0.6% of the vote?! What the hell?!

Yeah, I would love to be on a planet named by smashing your head into a keyboard.

This makes the sun look like a grain of rice on a mountain of rice!
Haumea

Beyond Neptune's orbit, this dwarf planet is shaped like an egg, and its temperatures reach below 400 degrees Fahrenheit!

I like the funny flat egg because Haumea is funny!

Funniest planet ever? Yes, I think so.
Makemake
Ceres

Ceres is the smallest planet (actually dwarf planet) in the Solar System and the only one in the asteroid belt.

This rocky planet is epic. It's half asteroid. I love it. Ceres rocks totally.

Suffered worse than Pluto. Got no sympathy.
CoRoT-7b

A planet so close to its sun that its terrestrial surface is becoming its atmosphere! Wow!
Come on, that's obviously number one!
J1407b

I really like how this planet is very unique and very different compared to other planets, including the planets in the solar system. This planet has 30 large rings, more than Saturn's!

I really like how this planet looks and how unique it is.
HD 80606 b

It has the most eccentric orbit of any known planet. When it gets extremely close to its star, a giant storm races around the planet.
OGLE-2003-BLG-235Lb

Believe it or not, it is in the middle of our galaxy!
WASP-17b
TRAPPIST-1h

One of the most Earth-like extrasolar planets we've ever discovered.