01x33 - From Pluto with Love / A Star is Born

[bunniefuu]

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ That's his name ♪

♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ He'll rocket to fame ♪

♪ When he arrived, he created a buzz ♪

♪ 'Cause there was no house ♪

♪ And then there was, he said ♪

- ♪ People of Earth! You ain't seen nothing yet! ♪

♪ I'm from Bortron , and my name is Jet! ♪

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ That's his name ♪

♪ He looks like us ♪

♪ But he isn't the same ♪

- ♪ I'm a space tripper and a galaxy crosser ♪

♪ My parents brought me here in a flying saucer ♪

- ♪ And just to prove it was a fact ♪

♪ He flew them out to space and back ♪

♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[spaceship whirring]

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

- ♪ He showed up, and now it's a blast ♪

♪ Looks like the future really got here fast ♪

- ♪ Nice to meet you, human race ♪

♪ Tell me all about the place ♪

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

all: Ready! Jet! Go!

[whimsical music]

- Hello down there, Mindy.

- Hi, Pluto.

How are you feeling these days?

- Oh, fine. Fine.

- Are you sad that you used to be called a planet,

and you're not an actual planet anymore?

- No, I'm all right with being a dwarf planet.

To me, it's kind of special being different

from the other planets.

- That's great!

So what's the most special thing about being Pluto?

- Well... [shivers]

I'm super cold because it's really, really cold

this far out in the solar system.

- Really? How cold?

- Hmm, you know what?

I'm not sure how cold, Mindy.

Now I want to know.

How cold is Pluto?

- Is it too cold to live there?

- Oh, yeah, definitely too cold for humans.

- Maybe if I built an igloo,

I could live there with Sunspot.

- [chatters]

- Jet, do you know how cold Pluto is?

- Huh. I don't know.

I remember seeing Pluto when we flew by.

But we didn't stop there.

What do you think, Sean?

Is it colder than the coldest place on Earth?

- That's a good question.

We just got more pictures from when New Horizons flew by.

- Cool! - What's New Horizons?

- It's a spacecraft that flew right past Pluto.

And it's still flying out of the solar system.

It's speeding about times faster than a jet plane.

And it still took nine years to get to Pluto.

- [gasps] - What?

My mom can get to Pluto

in our saucer in nine minutes.

- Right. But you're from Bortron .

You guys have interstellar overdrive.

- Either way, Pluto looks like maybe

its entire surface is made of ice.

- Whoa, Sydney!

Look at that big white heart.

I love it!

- Yeah, isn't that cool?

The scientists are calling the giant heart shape

the Tombaugh Regio.

- The Tombaugh Regio.

What a great name.

What's Pluto made of, besides ice?

It looks like there are mountains, too.

Maybe they're ice mountains.

- I love Pluto. Yay!

It's so small and lonely out there.

And so cold and so icy.

But it has a huge <span> heart.

- [giggles] I know, right?

- [gasps] You guys!

I just got a great idea!

Since it's Valentine's Day,

what if we sent a valentine to Pluto?

- That is a great idea!

Does that have something to do with these hearts

we've been cutting out?

- Yup, Valentine's Day is another Earth holiday.

It's about love.

- [squeaks]

- You give a valentine, like this one,

to someone you love.

And maybe write them a little note.

Or a poem. - Got it.

Hearts, notes, poems.

- And glitter.

So, I want to send a love poem

to my favorite dwarf planet, Pluto.

And send it in a big heart-shaped Pluto valentine.

- That's such a lovely idea, Mindy.

- Yeah! - And we'll help.

- Jet, if I make a Pluto valentine,

would your mom take your flying saucer out to Pluto

and deliver it?

- Yes! - Whoo-hoo!

- Uh, is this trip really necessary?

Pluto is really, really far.

- Please?

- Oh, okay. - Yay!

Thanks!

Now, let's get started

making that valentine.

[lively music]

- Paper. - Crayons.

- Glue. - Sandwich.

♪ ♪

- Let's see, what would you like to say to Pluto first?

- Hmm...

How about...

[guitar strumming]

♪ Dear little frozen Pluto ♪

♪ We live so far apart ♪

- ♪ I love your little frozen ways ♪

♪ And your big white icy heart ♪

- I love it!

♪ Dear little frozen Pluto ♪

♪ I really think you're cute-o ♪

♪ I know you're mostly icy ♪

both: ♪ But I'm sure you're really nice-y ♪

♪ I'd even tell you twice-y ♪

♪ Dear little frozen Pluto ♪

♪ I really think you're cute-o ♪

♪ And though you are no longer Planet Nine ♪

♪ You orbit all around this heart of mine ♪

♪ You're really really freezing but divine ♪

♪ Please be my valentine ♪

- Yes! - Yay!

[both laughing]

- Last train to Pluto. Hop in, kids.

- I wish I was big enough to come with you

and give this to Pluto.

- I bet Pluto wishes he was big enough

to be called a regular planet.

- [chuckles]

Yeah. We're both little.

- I know. When we get to Pluto,

you can watch on my wrist phone.

- Great!

And you can help me sing the song to Pluto.

- Really?

Goody! Thanks, Jet.

I love using your wrist phone thingy.

Bye! Call me.

Or, wait--I'll call you!

- Okay, ready to fly to Pluto

and deliver your Earth valentine?

- You know, I was wondering...

can we actually walk on Pluto without freezing sol--

- Five, four, three, two, one,

Doors are shut, engines on.

Everybody in their place?

Let's go into outer space!

all: Ready, Jet, go!

[tires squealing]

[spaceship whirring]

[rousing music]

- Actually, guys, I'm serious.

Are we gonna freeze on Pluto?

I didn't bring my long underwear.

- [laughs] Sean, I promise,

no matter how freezing Pluto is,

we have Bortronian technology.

This saucer can take the cold,

and our space suits can, as well.

- Good, 'cause I'm guessing Pluto is gonna be

as cold as a planet can get.

- Hmm.

I wonder.

How cold can a planet get?

- Well, on Earth, the coldest place is Antarctica,

because it gets the least sunlight.

- And Pluto gets way less sunlight than Antarctica.

So I guess it's colder.

- You kids are right.

Antarctica gets so little sunlight,

it's very cold.

But Pluto is very different from even the coldest parts of Earth.

- Wow, even colder than Antarctica?

- Absolutely.

It is so far away from the Sun,

that it's incredibly cold,

way colder than the inside of your freezer.

[shivers]

On Pluto, everything is frozen into ice.

It's so cold that even the air freezes into snow!

all: Wow.

- So everything on Pluto turns to ice,

whether it's water or not?

- Yep! You'll see when we get there.

- Pluto, coming right up!

[spaceship whirring]

- Oh, look!

It's the "heart"

of the Tombaugh Regio.

- Hi, you guys.

Are we there yet?

all: Hi, Mindy!

- Look, there's Pluto.

- Wow! Look at that big, icy heart!

It's so cold and so pretty.

Can you take our valentine there?

- Um, Celery? Could we-- - I'm already on it, Sydney.

Tombaugh Regio, here we come!

Whoo-hoo!

- Whoo-hoo, we're on Pluto, Mindy!

- Yay! Little frozen Pluto.

- [shivers] - Come on, Sean.

Let's get out there and skate around.

- Mm, you know, maybe I'll stay inside.

- Don't worry, Sean.

Your Bortronian suit will protect you from the cold.

- Go on, Sean.

Skate out there

and deliver our valentine.

- [sighs]

Okay.

[gentle music]

- Wow, dark, huh?

- And snowy.

Like Face said.

The air is freezing into snow.

[gasps] That super bright star

must be our Sun.

But we're so far away,

it's a tiny dot.

- Whoa! It's like trying to stand

in a low-gravity skating rink here.

At least with low gravity,

if I fall, it won't hurt.

Whoa!

Ugh! Ow.

That hurt.

Did we have to land on a giant ice heart?

- Of course, Sean.

Pluto's giant ice heart

is the perfect place

to deliver our valentine.

- Oh, Mindy, it's great here.

Ice is everywhere.

And it's made from water-- - And frozen gases.

It's so cold here, that gases freeze into solid ice.

all: Ice?

- Yes.

- Okay, I get it.

When your this far from your Sun,

you're pretty much all ice.

- Absolutely, Jet.

In fact, Pluto has so much ice,

it even has volcanoes made of ice.

- Volcanoes?

Wait, I thought volcanoes spit out red hot lava?

- Well, these aren't like the Earth ones.

These volcanoes spit out ice.

They're called "cryovolcanoes."

[shimmering tones]

[all exclaiming]

- Cryovolcanoes?

Like they're crying ice?

[laughter]

- Oh, yes. Isn't the universe wonderful?

- Well, I've been thinking about Pluto a lot,

and I realize it's really different

from the other planets.

- I agree.

It's not at all like the gas giants way out

on the outer solar system,

like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

- And it's also not like the rocky planets close in,

like Earth, Venus, Mars, or Mercury.

- Right!

Pluto is its own kind of planet.

- Yeah, a cool, frozen, dwarf planet.

And Pluto may be super, super cold,

and the light may be really, really dim...

- But this cute little dwarf planet

still has a great big heart.

So I'm glad we brought it a valentine.

- Oh, right!

Our valentine.

♪ ♪

both: Surprise!

- We brought valentines, too.

- What? That's so cool of you guys!

Yay, we're having a Pluto party!

♪ Dear little frozen Pluto ♪

♪ We live so far apart ♪

both: ♪ I love your little frozen ways ♪

♪ And your big white icy heart ♪

♪ Dear little frozen Pluto ♪

♪ I really think you're cute-o ♪

♪ I know you're mostly icy ♪

♪ But I'm sure you're really nice-y ♪

♪ I'd even tell you twice-y ♪

all: ♪ Dear little frozen Pluto ♪

♪ I really think you're cute-o ♪

♪ And though you are no longer Planet Nine ♪

♪ You orbit all around this heart of mine ♪

♪ You're really really freezing but divine ♪

♪ Please be my valentine ♪

[all cheering and laughing]

- Whoa, all that spinning's making me really dizzy.

If you're gonna spin like that,

make sure you do it in a safe, open space.

Of course, another name for spinning is "rotating."

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer,

and today, I'm playing the part of the Earth.

The Earth makes a lot of complicated motions

as it speeds through space.

First, it's going around the sun once a year.

That's its orbit.

And in addition to orbiting,

it's also spinning.

Every hours, the Earth spins around one time.

And that's what gives us night and day.

In the morning, we see the Sun come up,

and it appears to travel across the sky

during the day before it sets.

Of course, the Sun's not really moving.

It's just the Earth is rotating.

You can imagine you're standing here on the surface of the Earth

and as the Earth turns,

the sun is facing away from us, and toward us.

That's what gives us day and night.

Not all planets rotate at the same speed.

Some spin fast and others are slow.

Some even spin in the opposite direction

from the Earth.

Venus takes days

to rotate around once.

That means night would last a really long time.

Even though Jupiter's the biggest planet

in our solar system, it's spinning the fastest.

It takes it about ten hours

to spin around once.

It's rotating so fast,

that it's actually being squished a little bit

and it's no longer completely round.

So the next time you're rotating with your friends

and someone tells you it's time to come in and go to bed,

just tell them you're on Venus time.

[playful music]

- Hmm... [gasps]

"Commander Cressida Meets the Black Hole."

No, that's not right.

Uh, "Commander Cressida Navigates the Asteroid Field."

Nope.

Uh, "Commander Cressida and the Attack of

the Giant Space Roosters."

Ugh! Definitely not.

[circus music]

- Hey, Sydney.

What you up to? - Hi, Sean.

I'm making my very own Commander Cressida movie.

- A movie? That sounds super fun.

Can I be in it? - Sure, Mindy.

We all can.

Only, I'm having trouble

coming up with an idea for the script.

[sighs] So far,

I just haven't been able to come up with anything.

- Hey, everyone! Big space news.

A new star was born near Bortron .

And by "near," I mean light-years away.

[noisemakers rattle]

Which is still really far away.

- [chatters]

- A new star? That's so cool!

- Yup, it formed in a place called the Frantulon Nebula

over millions of years.

My mom and dad are throwing a birthday party tomorrow

to celebrate, because Bortronians celebrate

all new stars born in our planet's neighborhood!

Of course, you're all invited.

So be there, or be a triangle.

- Actually, Jet, on Earth we say,

"be there or be square."

- [laughs] Earthies are so funny.

Why would anyone want to be a square

when triangles are so much more interesting?

- Hmm, beats me.

But I love parties, so I'm in.

- Me, too. - [chatters]

- Sunspot says he wouldn't miss it for the universe.

And you, Sydney?

- The party sounds great, Jet.

But until then, I've got lots of work to do,

'cause I just came up with an idea

for my Commander Cressida script!

both: You did?

- Yup. It's called "A Star is Born."

And filming begins tomorrow morning in Jet's backyard.

So be there or be a triangle.

[rousing music]

I was up almost all night

working on it, but it's finally here:

the finished script.

♪ ♪

- What's it about, Sydney?

- Commander Cressida and her squad

will go on an exciting space adventure!

They'll face a giant cloud of swirling dust,

intense gravity, and super hot temperatures.

And, best of all, they'll see a star being born

in the Frantulon Nebula.

- Just like the star near Bortron ?

- Bingo!

- But didn't Jet say that star took

millions of years to be born?

- That's right, stars are born

really slowly compared to people.

- Which is why we're gonna make a movie

that's a really fast version.

- Good. So I can be home by dark.

- Okay, the first thing you'll need to do

is audition, which means try out for roles.

I'll be directing and playing Commander Cressida, obviously.

But there are other parts to play.

Like Space Cadet Astrid, a member of Cressida's squad.

I also need people to play the hot gases

that stars are made of: hydrogen and helium.

- Helium--that's what's inside balloons and can make 'em float.

- Yup, and there's one more role we need to fill:

the baby star, who is actually the star of the movie.

- A star?

[cheers and applause]

- Now let's do this!

Okay, say the line. "Off we go!"

- [clears throat]

Off we go!

- [robotic tone] Off. We. Go.

- Um...

- [whispers] Off we go.

- [laughs]

[dramatic swell]

Um...

Uh...

- Off we go!

- Thank you all for auditioning.

I'm happy to announce that Mindy

will be playing Astrid.

- Yay!

- And Jet will play both the hydrogen

and helium atoms.

- Two parts?

I must be made for this movie stuff.

- And I hope you'll also help out

with the visual effects, Jet.

Along with Jet .

- Hello. Yes. Fun.

- Let's see--Cressida, Astrid,

hydrogen and helium...

[gasps] That only leaves one part.

The star!

I'm the star!

- Um, actually, Sunspot will be playing the star.

'Cause he has "Sun" in his name,

and the Sun is a star.

- [squeals]

- So who do I get to be?

- Uh, you'll play Sirius, Commander Cressida's dog.

- Okay, let me get this straight--

the actual pet is not playing the movie pet,

but I am?

- Um, exactly.

- [chatters]

- [groans]

[lively music]

♪ ♪

- Wow, guys, this all looks great!

What do you say we get started?

- I can't wait!

'Cause I've never seen

a star being born before.

Even if it's just a pretend one.

♪ ♪

- What's that for, Jet?

- Uh. Whew.

The blast-off from Earth.

After all, we need blast for a blast-off.

Uh, Sunspot, could you give me a hand?

- [chomping]

- Okay. Guess not.

- Okay, everyone. Action!

[whispers] That's director talk for "let's start."

- Yes. Fun.

- Are you ready, Earth explorers?

- Ready, Commander! - [barks]

- Then off we go!

Five, four, three, two, one, blast off!

[all exclaiming]

[crash]

- Oopsie. - [chatters]

- [sighs] Okay, everyone.

Take five.

- Do you think it's done yet? - Not quite.

It still hasn't reached the right temperature.

[dinging]

Oh, now it's done.

- Oh, well, that looks positively "delish,"

as the Earthies say.

- Mmm, sure does!

But when doesn't lime gelatin with dill pickles

and banana chips look delish?

- I know, right?

[both laughing]

- Action!

- [barks] - What is it, Sirius?

[whispers] Psst, Jet, dust cloud.

- Huh? Oh, right!

[aircraft whirring]

[dramatic music]

- Looks like a huge dust cloud, Commander!

- If we've reached the dust cloud,

then we're in the Frantulon Nebula

where the star is being born!

- Stop!

- Um, Mindy, only the director's

supposed to stop the movie.

And the right word to yell is "cut."

- Sorry. Cut!

It's just, I have some questions.

Like, what does it mean when a star is "born"?

How does it happen?

- Hello!

I'm ready for my close up.

[laughs] Just kidding.

Stars are formed in space from giant swirling clouds

of dust called nebulas.

- You mean like the dust under my bed?

- Hmm, well, the cosmic dust clouds have a few things

in common with under-your-bed dust, Mindy.

They're made of tiny bits of rock,

but also have other things mixed in like ice and gases,

such as helium and hydrogen.

- Helium and hydrogen!

Those are the parts that I'm playing.

- When the hydrogen atoms get smushed together by gravity,

they become helium atoms.

This smushing creates intense heat and light,

which makes a shining star.

- Are all stars born this way?

- Yes. Now here's a little ditty

to help you remember how it works.

♪ A star is born ♪

♪ Way out in outer space ♪

♪ From dust and gas ♪

♪ Swirlin' all over the place ♪

♪ When gravity's force ♪

♪ Does its gravity smushin' ♪

♪ Those hydrogen atoms ♪

♪ Feel a powerful pushin' ♪

♪ It turns 'em into helium ♪

♪ Making heat and light ♪

♪ Till a brand new star ♪

♪ Is burnin' bright ♪

♪ Swirlin', whirlin', smushin' ♪

♪ Pushin' and pow ♪

♪ A star is born ♪

♪ ♪

- I get it. Thanks, Face!

- Anytime.

Good luck with your movie. - [barks]

- Okay, everyone, places!

Time to film the biggest scene yet.

[action music]

- Hey! I mean...[barks]

- Hang on, team, we're starting to get smushed by gravity.

♪ ♪

- Look, the hydrogen atoms in the nebula

are getting smushed, too.

- Which means they're about to become helium.

And it's about to get really, really hot.

Better get your camera ready,

'cause we're about to see a new star being born.

Whew!

And you better take that pic quick

so we can get out of here.

Bigger, brighter, starry-er!

Yes, yes!

That's it, Sunspot!

- [howls]

- Well, guys, that's a wrap.

[thudding]

- Well, I sure had fun.

Especially learning about how stars are born.

- Me too.

Even if I had to wear ears and a tail while doing it.

- Speaking of stars,

I'd say Sunspot really got into his role.

[lively music]

♪ ♪

- Understatement of the year.

- I hope you're ready, kids!

- 'Cause it's time for the new star

day-of-birth party!

Whoa!

[all exclaiming]

- I mean, what better way to celebrate

a new star being born

than with "A Star is Born"?

- [laughs] You're right, Sydney.

Movie time!

[all cheering]

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

- Are you ready, Earth explorers?

- Ready, Commander! - [barks]

- Then off we go!

[spaceship whooshing]

- Looks like a huge dust cloud, Commander!

- If we've reached the dust cloud,

then we're in the Frantulon Nebula.

- [barks]

all: Whoa!

- Hang on, team, we're starting to get smushed by gravity!

- [babbling]

I'm a smushin', I'm a pushin'.

- Get your camera ready,

'cause we're about to see

a new star being born.

- There it is! Baby star. - [barks]

[bluesy music]

all: ♪ A star is born ♪

♪ Way out in outer space ♪

♪ From dust and gas ♪

♪ Swirlin' all over the place ♪

♪ When gravity's force ♪

♪ Does its gravity smushin' ♪

♪ Those hydrogen atoms ♪

♪ Feel a powerful pushin' ♪

♪ It turns 'em into helium ♪

♪ Making heat and light ♪

♪ Till a brand new star ♪

♪ Is burnin' bright ♪

♪ Swirlin' whirlin' smushin' ♪

♪ Pushin' and pow ♪

♪ A star is born ♪

♪ ♪

all: Yeah!

- Oh, that was wonderful, kids!

[all cheering]

- Did you ever wonder what it'd be like if you could

see in the dark?

Hi, I'm astronomer, Amy Mainzer.

And with this infrared camera, you can.

Well, what is infrared?

Infrared is a type of light

just like the visible light

that your eyes can see.

Except when we look at things with infrared light,

we're actually seeing their heat.

Astronomers love infrared light,

because it lets us see the universe

in a whole new way.

[upbeat music]

Allow me to demonstrate.

With visible light, if I hold up

this black, plastic garbage bag,

you can't see me, and I can't see you.

But infrared light goes right through it.

In the same way, astronomers can use infrared light

to see right through dust.

For example, we can use it to look at stars

that are just beginning to form

in the centers of very dense dust clouds.

♪ ♪

But infrared light has its limits.

You can't use it for everything.

For example, I can see right through

this piece of clear plastic with my eyes,

but infrared light is completely blocked by it.

We can also use infrared light

to tell the temperatures of things.

Like these two cups.

With visible light, these two cups look exactly the same.

But with infrared light, you can tell that

this one has cold water in it,

and this one has hot water.

So the time you go out at night

and look up at the dark sky,

just remember: if you could see in infrared,

you'd be seeing things in a whole new light.

- ♪ Jet ♪

♪ Propulsion ♪

- ♪ Ready! Jet! Go! ♪

♪ ♪

- Jet propulsion.

- Jet propulsion.

- Jet propulsion!

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!