These three planetary discs surrounding stars — from left to right, HD 97048, HD 135344B and RX J1615 — have been observed with the SPHERE instrument, mounted on ESO's Very Large Telescope. The observations were made in order to shed light on the enigmatic evolution of fledgling planetary systems. The central parts of the images appear dark because SPHERE blocks out the light from the brilliant central stars to reveal the much fainter structures surrounding them. Image credit: ESO.