Solaris (fictional planet)

Solaris
First appearanceSolaris (1961)
Created byStanisław Lem
GenreScience fiction
In-universe information
TypeLiving planet
For the Isaac Asimov SF planet, see Solaria.

Solaris is a fictional living planet, an extraterrestrial life form, believed to be sentient by the researchers. It was depicted in the 1961 science fiction novel Solaris by Polish writer Stanisław Lem and its subsequent adaptations into other forms of media.