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Contents hide All major planets in Starfield Akila Earth Gagarin Jemison Mars All Starfield planets and moons list How does exploring planets work in Starfield?

Searching for a Starfield planets guide? With over a 1000 planets in Bethesda Studios’ space-faring RPG, we can’t blame you for feeling a little overwhelmed. There’s a lot to explore in the game, so it’s important to know where to start.

In this Starfield planets guide, we’ll cover all the planets and moons in the game. While the vast majority of worlds aren’t important beyond being a place to grab resources and study the local wildlife, there are still plenty of big names to keep an eye on. We’ll give you an overview of all the major planets. We’ll give you a list of other named planets and moons that we’ve seen so far as these could prove valuable if you’re looking to create a Starfield outpost.

All major planets in Starfield

Here are all the major planets in Starfield:

  • Akila
  • Earth
  • Gagarin
  • Jemison
  • Mars
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Akila

Akila is the capital planet for the Starfield Freestar Collective faction. The planet is located in the Cheyene system and home to Akila City. Dusty, desolate, and roamed by fierce alien creatures, it’s akin to cosmic wild west. As the home of the second largest in-game faction, and a place you’ll reach early on in the game, you’ll make many a stop on Akila on your journey through the Settled Systems.

Earth

The homeworld of humankind features in Starfield. It hosts no major cities or settlements and gone are the green pasture, towering mountains, and rushing rivers. Despite playing an important role in the lore behind Starfield, it doesn’t feature heavily in the story.

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Gagarin

Gagarin is in the “goldilocks zone” of the Alpha Centauri system, meaning it has the ideal conditions for life, something capitalized upon by a vibrant settlement.

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Jemison

Jemison is perhaps the most important planet in Starfield. With a temperate climate and an atmosphere and gravity similar to Earth, the world has become a defacto successor to humanity’s Earth. Most importantly though, Jemison is the cornerstone of the Starfield United Colonies faction, hosting their prosperous capita, New Atlantis. It’s also the home base for the Starfield Constellation faction, who you’ll join at the start of the story.

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Mars

Though Earth might be in a tight spot, life on Mars is still going strong. The Red Planet also falls into United Colonies space, and hosts some of the largest mining and industrial projects within civilised space. Of particular note is its capital, Cydonia City, the oldest human extraterrestrial settlement in the galaxy. This city’s massive mining capacity makes it vitally important to both its faction and the wider area of civilised space as a whole.

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All Starfield planets and moons list

Here are all the planets and moons in Starfield:

Planet NameStar System NamePlanet CharacteristicsAionOlympusGas GiantAkilaCheyenneEarth-like planetAl-Battani VAl-BattaniPlanetAl-Battani V-AAl-BattaniMoonAl-Battani VIAl-BattaniPlanetAl-Battani VI-AAl-BattaniMoonAl-Battani VI-BAl-BattaniMoonAl-Battani VIIAl-BattaniPlanetAl-Battani VII-AAl-BattaniMoonAl-Battani VIIIAl-BattaniPlanetAl-Battani VIII-AAl-BattaniMoonAlchiba IAlchibaPlanetAlchiba IIAlchibaPlanetAlchiba II-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba IIIAlchibaPlanetAlchiba III-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba III-BAlchibaMoonAlchiba III-CAlchibaMoonAlchiba IVAlchibaPlanetAlchiba IV-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba VAlchibaPlanetAlchiba V-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba VIAlchibaPlanetAlchiba VI-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba VI-BAlchibaMoonAlchiba VI-CAlchibaMoonAlchiba VIIAlchibaPlanetAlchiba VII-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba VII-BAlchibaMoonAlchiba VII-CAlchibaMoonAlchiba VII-DAlchibaMoonAlchiba VIIIAlchibaPlanetAlchiba VIII-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba VIII-BAlchibaMoonAlchiba IXAlchibaPlanetAlchiba IX-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba XAlchibaPlanetAlchiba X-AAlchibaMoonAlchiba X-BAlchibaMoonAlgorab IAlgorabPlanetAlgorab IIAlgorabPlanetAlgorab IIIAlgorabPlanetAlgorab III-AAlgorabMoonAlgorab III-BAlgorabMoonAlpha Andraste IAlpha AndrastePlanetAlpha Andraste I-AAlpha AndrasteMoonAlpha Andraste IIAlpha AndrastePlanetAlpha Andraste IIIAlpha AndrastePlanetAlpha Andraste IVAlpha AndrastePlanetAlpha Andraste VAlpha AndrastePlanetAlpha Andraste VIAlpha AndrastePlanetAltair IIAltairPlanetAmpereDelta PavonisMoonAnankeOlympusBarren planetAnselonNarionPlanetArachnaDelta PavonisPlanetAranae IAranaePlanetArcturus IIIArcturusIce GiantArielSolIce moonAugurDelta PavonisMoonBardeen IIIBardeenPlanetBessel IBesselIce GiantBessel IIBesselPlanetBessel IIIBesselBarren planetBessel III-ABesselMoonBessel III-BBesselMoonBeta Andraste IBeta AndrasteGas GiantBeta Andraste I-ABeta AndrasteMoonBeta Andraste I-BBeta AndrasteMoonBeta Andraste I-CBeta AndrasteMoonBeta Andraste I-DBeta AndrasteMoonBeta Ternion IIIBeta TernionPlanetBitsyDelta PavonisMoonBodeDelta PavonisPlanetBondarAlpha CentauriRocky planetBoronKryxBarren moonBoseDelta PavonisMoonBurranBurranPlanetCallistoSolIce moonCandoreKryxBarren moonCarinae ICarinaePlanetCarinae IICarinaePlanetCarinae II-ACarinaeMoonCarinae IIICarinaePlanetCarinae III-ACarinaeMoonCarinae III-BCarinaeMoonCarinae III-CCarinaeMoonCarinae IVCarinaePlanetCarinae IV-ACarinaeMoonCarinae VCarinaePlanetCarinae V-ACarinaeMoonCarinae V-BCarinaeMoonCarinae V-CCarinaeMoonCassiopeia IEta CassiopeiaPlanetCassiopeia I-AEta CassiopeiaMoonCassiopeia IIEta CassiopeiaPlanetCassiopeia II-AEta CassiopeiaMoonCassiopeia IIIEta CassiopeiaPlanetCassiopeia III-AEta CassiopeiaMoonCassiopeia IVEta CassiopeiaPlanetCassiopeia IV-AEta CassiopeiaMoonCassiopeia IV-BEta CassiopeiaMoonCassiopeia IV-CEta CassiopeiaMoonCharonSolIce moonCharybdis IIICharybdisPlanetCharybdis VCharybdisPlanetChawlaAlpha CentauriIcy, CO2 moonCoulombDelta PavonisMoonCurbeamAlpha CentauriBarren moonCurieDelta PavonisPlanetCybeleOlympusBarren moonDeimosSolAsteroidDioneSolIce moonDionysusOlympusRocky moonEarthSolRocky planetEnceladusSolIce moonEnlil VEnlilPlanetErebusOlympusRocky planetEridani IEridaniPlanetEridani IIEridaniPlanetEridani IIIEridaniPlanetEridani III-AEridaniMoonEridani III-BEridaniMoonEridani III-CEridaniMoonEridani IVEridaniPlanetEridani IV-AEridaniMoonEridani IV-BEridaniMoonEridani IV-CEridaniMoonEridani VEridaniPlanetEridani VIEridaniPlanetEridani VI-AEridaniMoonEridani VIIEridaniPlanetEridani VII-AEridaniMoonEridani VII-BEridaniMoonEridani VII-CEridaniMoonEridani VIIIEridaniPlanetEridani VIII-AEridaniMoonEridani VIII-BEridaniMoonEridani VIII-CEridaniMoonEridani VIII-DEridaniMoonEridani XIEridaniPlanetEuropaSolIce moonFaradayDelta PavonisPlanetFreya IIIFreyaPlanetFreya IXFreyaPlanetFreya IX-BFreyaMoonFundamentDelta PavonisMoonGagarinAlpha CentauriRocky planetGamowDelta PavonisPlanetGanymedeSolIce moonGrissomAlpha CentauriBarren moonGroombridge VIIIGroombridgePlanetGroombridge VIII-AGroombridgeMoonHawleyAlpha CentauriRocky moonHeraldDelta PavonisMoonHyla IIHylaRocky planetHypnosOlympusIce planetIapetusSolIce moonIceKryxIce moonIndum IIIndumIoSolBarren moonItsyDelta PavonisMoonJemisonAlpha CentauriRocky planetJupiterSolGas GiantKa’zaalNirahDense, methane moonKapteyn IKapteyn’s StarBarren planetKapteyn IIKapteyn’s StarGas GiantKazarahKazarahPlanetKreetAnselonSmall moonKumasi IIIKumasiPlanetKurtzAlpha CentauriBarren moonLovellAlpha CentauriIce moonLunaSolEarth’s moonLuyten’s RockLuyten’s Star SystemRocky planetMagnarDelta PavonisPlanetMagrethNarionBarren, Earth-size planetMarsSolSemi-barren planetMasada IIIMasadaPlanetMaxKryxRocky moonMercurySolSmall, barren planetMimasSolIce moonMirandaSolIce moonMithrasOlympusIce moonMoloch IMolochPlanetMontara LunaMontaraMoonNascentDelta PavonisPlanetNeebasNeebasPlanetNemeria IVNemeriaPlanetNemeria IV-ANemeriaSmall, semi-habitable moonNeptuneSolGas GiantNesoiOlympusRocky planetNiiraNarionSmall, rocky planetNirvana IINirvanaPlanetNoxKryxBarren moonOberonSolIce moonOborum IIIOborum PrimeIce GiantOhmDelta PavonisIce moonOlivasAlpha CentauriGas GiantOrphiusOlympusBarren moonOureaOlympusRocky planetPhobosSolAsteroidPiazzi IPiazziPlanetPiazzi IIPiazziPlanetPiazzi IIIPiazziPlanetPiazzi III-APiazziMoonPiazzi III-BPiazziMoonPiazzi IVPiazziPlanetPiazzi IV-APiazziMoonPiazzi IV-BPiazziMoonPiazzi IV-CPiazziMoonPiazzi VPiazziPlanetPiazzi V-APiazziMoonPiazzi V-BPiazziMoonPiazzi V-CPiazziMoonPiazzi VIPiazziPlanetPiazzi VI-APiazziMoonPiazzi VI-BPiazziMoonPiazzi VI-CPiazziMoonPiazzi VIIPiazziPlanetPiazzi VII-APiazziMoonPiazzi VII-BPiazziMoonPiazzi VII-CPiazziMoonPlutoSolIce planetPolvoValoRocky planetPontusOlympusBarren moonPorrima IPorrimaSmall, barren planetPorrima IIIPorrimaLarge, semi-barren planetPorrima IVPorrimaPlanetPorrima IV-CPorrimaSmall, icy moon.Porrima IV-DPorrimaMoonPorrima VPorrimaPlanetPorrima V-APorrimaMoonProcyon IIIProcyon APlanetProcyon V-BProcyon AMoonRasalhague IRasalhaguePlanetRheaSolIce moonRocklockKryxBarren moonRudimentDelta PavonisMoonSaturnSolRinged Gas GiantSirius ISiriusPlanetSirius IISiriusPlanetSirius II-ASiriusMoonSirius IIISiriusPlanetSirius III-ASiriusMoonSirius III-BSiriusMoonSumatiSumatiPlanetSuvorovKryxRocky planetSY-920PlanetSyrma ISyrmaPlanetTau Ceti ITau CetiPlanetTau Ceti IITau CetiPlanetTau Ceti II-ATau CetiMoonTau Ceti IIITau CetiPlanetTau Ceti IVTau CetiPlanetTau Ceti IV-ATau CetiMoonTau Ceti IV-BTau CetiMoonTau Ceti VTau CetiPlanetTau Ceti VITau CetiPlanetTau Ceti VI-ATau CetiMoonTau Ceti VIITau CetiPlanetTau Ceti VII-ATau CetiMoonTau Ceti VIIITau CetiPlanetTau Ceti VIII-ATau CetiMoonTau Ceti VIII-BTau CetiMoonTau Ceti VIII-CTau CetiMoonTau Ceti VIII-DTau CetiMoonTau Ceti IXTau CetiPlanetTethysSolIce moonThalassaOlympusBarren moonThanatosOlympusIce GiantThe Pup IThe PupBarren planetTidacha ITidachaDense, habitable planetTitanSolRocky moonTitaniaSolIce moonTritonSolIce moonUmbrielSolIce moonUranusSolGas GiantVan Mannen IVan Mannen’s StarIce planetVecteraNarionRocky planetVenusSolRocky planetVerne IIVernePlanetVestaLunaraPlanetVolii AlphaVoliiPlanetVoltDelta PavonisMoonVossAlpha CentauriRocky moonWashakieWashakiePlanetWorthlessDelta PavonisMoonZamkaZamkaPlanet

How does exploring planets work in Starfield?

Planetary exploration in Starfield varies from world to world. The basics though is that when entering one of the Starfield systems, you focus on system bodies, entering planet view. This will provide you with information about the planet such as its composition, gravity, temperature, atmosphere, and whether it has water, plants, and alien life. This will let you quickly determine if a planet has what you’re looking for and is worth visiting. After all, there’s no point heading to a gas giant if you’re looking to set up an outpost.

By using your scanner, you’ll can locate points of interest across the planet or moon’s surface. You can then interact with these points of interest to travel to them.

Planets within the Settled Systems are most populated and abundant. Worlds like Akila and Jemison feature more POIs and more missions. Meanwhile the most distant worlds, which make up the majority of the 1000+ planets, are more empty. Many still have POIs on them though, created using procedural generation, which splices together different handcrafted assets and POIs so that there’s something available to do. They’ll also vary in fauna, resources, and terrain, from forest-covered mountainous planets to a barren icy moons.

Some of the planets and star systems are based on real-life locations in space. The most obvious example of this is the Alpha Centauri system, based on the real-life star, and the first star visited by humans in the Starfield universe. Interestingly, all of the planets and moons in this system are named after astronauts with Gagarin (Yuri Gagarin), Jemison (Mae Jemison), Olivas (John Daniel Olivas), and Chawla (Kalpana Chawla).

If you want to learn even more about the game, check out our dedicated Starfield Wiki. For more Starfield help, check out our Starfield tips and tricks, where to get Digipicks, where to get the Bounty Hunter Spacesuit, how to lock pick, quest list, and powers list.

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Fin is a Guides and Reviews writer for Videogamer.com. He's worked previously with Startmenu, The Loadout, and more. He plays everything from strategy and sandbox titles to FPS and souls-likes.

Starfield

  • Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series X
  • Genre(s): Adventure, RPG, Science Fiction, Space

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