01x10 - More than One Moon/Visit to Mom's Office

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

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all: Ready! Jet! Go!

- Hello down there, little Mindy.

- Hi, Man in the Moon.

How you doing up there?

- Oh, good, good.

I just, uh-- - You just what?

- [sighs]

I just wish I had more friends to play with

besides the Earth.

- What about all those planets?

- Well, I've tried asking Queen Venus,

but she's so far away.

Plus, she's kind of snooty.

- Hmm.

Aww, maybe someone else.

- I was thinking I could ask King Mars.

- Yeah, go ahead.

Ask him, Man in the Moon.

- Um, you know there's actually no Man in the Moon, right?

- What do you mean there's no Man in the Moon?

I love Sydney's Man in the Moon stories.

- Uh-huh.

- Yeah, they're cool, but they're kind of...

made up.

- I like when Sydney makes stuff up.

- And I like to make stuff up.

We know they're just stories.

- I just like to be scientific about the Moon

and the planets.

- Albert Einstein is your favorite scientist, right, Sean?

Well, he used to say,

"When it comes to science,

"imagination is even more important

than knowledge."

- Really? That's pretty cool.

But I still say there's no Man in the Moon.

- But look at it!

It looks like a face

if you use your imagination.

- I just know that there are lots of moons out there,

and they're just made of rock and stuff

and none have men in them.

- What? You mean there's more than one moon?

There's only one moon:

the Moon.

- Actually, Earthy friend Sean is right.

Mars has two moons

and farther out in the solar system,

there are tons of moons.

I've seen them.

Sunspot, you can back me up, right?

- [whining]

- Wait, Mars has two?

What's that like? It must be really weird.

- Uh, it's sort of like families, Mindy.

Some have one kid, some have two,

some have lots more.

- Oh, okay. That makes sense.

Now I'm sad that our Moon

doesn't have any brothers or sisters to play with.

- Our moon's not that sad.

At least it's got the Earth for company.

- Yay!

Hey, Sydney, would you make up a story

about Mars's two moons?

- Well,

if I went to Mars I could.

- Then what are we waiting for?

Let's take the wagon to Mars,

and check out its two moons.

- Wait, that's really far

and it's almost dinner time.

[horn honking]

- Ah, not to worry, Sean,

Mars is our next door neighbor.

It's not like Neptune or something.

We'll be back in time for dinner.

[cheering]

- But--

I guess we're going to Mars, Mindy.

- I can't go.

I'm not supposed to go farther

than Jet's yard.

Plus, I've got flugelhorn lessons.

See you!

- [sighs]

- [humming] Okay.

Ready to go to Mars?

- Actually, I was planning to go to Mars later

as an astronaut, when I'm grown up, you know,

after a lot of training, and tonight I was--

- Five, four, three, two, one!

Doors are shut. Engines on.

Everybody in their place.

Let's go into outer space!

[engine roaring]

- [screams]

[adventurous music]

♪ ♪

- Astronaut's log: we've left the Earth.

Heading for Mars.

I just need to remember

that's it all excellent training

for when I become a real astronaut someday.

- Oh, just think, Sean.

We're gonna be the first kids to go to Mars...

ever!

- Sydney's right.

In fact, we're the first humans to go to Mars.

[rocket blasting] Ta-da!

People of Earth, may I present:

the red planet, Mars!

all: Wow.

[beeping]

♪ ♪

- Okay, unbuckling in zero gravity.

I think I'm getting used to this.

Ow. I'm sort of getting used to this.

Let me try again.

Ow! I mean, wow.

- Cool!

- It really is the red planet, isn't it?

- Oh, you bet, but we came to look at moons.

Let's go find them.

[spaceship whirring]

Here they are: the two moons of Mars,

Deimos and Phobos.

- Yup, just like I remembered them.

[spaceship whirring]

- Deimos and Phobos?

Where did those names come from?

- Hmm.

In my mythology book,

Mars was the Roman name for the ancient god of w*r

and Deimos and Phobos were Mars' children.

Their names mean "panic" and "fear."

- Hmm, panic? Fear? Perfect.

- Deimos and Phobos: those are such great names.

I wonder how I can use them in Mindy's story.

- Let's go in for a closer look.

Shall we?

- Wow!

These are some seriously funny-looking moons.

- Yeah, and they're so small.

- Deimos looks like a potato.

- And Phobos looks like a peanut.

- Ha! What great Earth words.

That's what I'm gonna call them from now on:

Potato and Peanut.

- [barking]

[panting]

- [laughing] Perfect, Sunspot.

I wonder how come they're so weirdly shaped,

and our Moon is so round.

- Huh-- good question, Sydney.

Let's ask Face.

- Face , ready to assist you.

Hello, Jet. Hello, Sean and Sydney.

all: Hi, Face,

- We were wondering how come these moons are so funny-looking

compared to the Earth's Moon.

- Excellent question.

They are so small, they may have been asteroids,

or space rocks, that got grabbed by Mars' gravity

and then stayed in orbit around the planet.

See how much smaller Mars' moons are

compared to Earth's Moon?

all: Wow!

- Your Moon definitely wins the beauty contest.

- I wonder what it would be like to be a Martian kid,

looking up at those two little moons.

- Why don't we go down to the Martian surface

and see for ourselves?

You ready? - Not really.

- Excelsior!

♪ ♪

[spaceship whirring]

- Astronaut's log: supplemental.

It's time to step out onto the desolate

and possibly dangerous surface of Mars.

At least these suits come with oxygen.

Breathe, Sean. Remember to breathe.

- [laughing] Yeah.

It's always good to remember to breathe.

And also remember:

we're the first kids on Mars.

Woo-hoo!

- First anything on Mars.

Wait--except for Earth landers and rovers.

- Isn't it great?

- Well, what are we waiting for?

Let's hit it!

Mars, here we come!

- Hey, wait.

I want to be the first one for once.

- Then you're gonna have to hustle,

'cause I plan to be first!

- Nah-uh, I'm first!

[overlapping argument]

[laughing]

- Hmm, it's no Goldilocks planet like your Earth,

but it's pretty, in a red sort of way.

- I agree.

I love the color of the sky.

Ooh, is that one of the moons?

- Right, Sydney! It's Phobos.

I-I mean, Peanut.

- [laughing] You're right, Jet.

It really does look like a peanut.

- [barking]

[crunches]

- Wow.

I can't believe how lucky we are

to have our Moon to look at every night.

- Yeah, it's so much prettier.

- And perfectly round and bright, like the Sun.

No wonder there are so many great stories

about the relationship between the Sun and the Moon.

[lively music]

♪ ♪

[beeping] - Well!

We should probably get back to Earth.

Carrot should have dinner almost ready.

Ah, let's round everyone up.

Roll call!

- Jet, here!

- Sydney, here!

[barking]

- Okay, that's every-- oh, wait.

Where's Sean?

Is he already in the wagon?

- Woo-hoo!

[laughing] Wow!

I love this low gravity!

I can really run here

and bounce so high!

Look!

You got to try it, you guys!

Mars is so cool!

- Whoo! - Oh, Sean.

Look at you go. [laughing]

It's time to get home for dinner.

- What-- already?

Awww.

♪ ♪

- [whistling] Sunspot!

We're leaving!

♪ ♪

all: Ready, Jet, Go!

Whoo-hoo!

[adventurous music]

♪ ♪

[tires screeching]

[overlapping exclamations]

That was so much fun. - Yeah!

- [squealing]

- Well, did you go see Mars' two moons?

- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, cool!

Wait, that's a moon?

- [squeaking]

- I can't believe it's a moon and not a peanut.

- [barking]

- Oh, Mindy, Mars was so great!

It's moons are called Demios and Phobos,

and they're really different.

I thought up a story about them too.

- Goody! Tell me the story, please.

- Mindy, time for bed!

- Aww.

Now I don't have time to hear about Mars' two moons,

and their funny names,

and what they like to do for fun.

- Don't worry, Mindy.

I'll tell you the story tomorrow.

- Hmm.

Okay. Goodnight!

all: Goodnight, Mindy!

- Hey, wait!

Here, Mindy--

a little Bortronian present for you,

since you couldn't come to Mars

and see the moons for yourself.

- [gasps]

Cool. What is it?

- Put it on your nightstand when you go to bed.

When you're about to go to sleep,

just push this little button.

- Okay. Thanks, Jet!

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

[whirring]

- Goodnight, Mindy.

all: Goodnight, Mindy!

- Goodnight, moons.

♪ ♪

- You might think that something's clean

because you can't see any dirt with your eyes

but that doesn't mean it's not there.

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

You've probably been told to clean up your room

and when you hear that,

you probably think of picking up your toys

or putting your clothes away,

but here at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,

we've got a whole new definition of the word "clean."

When NASA builds spacecraft and launches them into space,

we can't really send a cleaning crew up

to scrub them off once they're up there.

We've got to make sure that they're perfectly clean

before they're launched.

Even a single piece of dust, or even an eyelash,

could mean that the spacecraft is not able to do its job.

We sometimes have to use microscopes

to inspect spacecraft for tiny pieces of dust

that are so small,

you can't even see them with your eyes.

To do that, we have a special room that we've built

right here, which we call the "clean room."

A clean room is a place where we can build spacecraft

and equipment in a way that keeps dust and dirt out

and keeps it off of the spacecraft.

What would you think the single biggest

source of dust and dirt in a clean room is?

Right here: us.

People bring in all kinds of dirt.

We've got dust and lint on our shirts and clothes.

We've got hair. We're a mess.

So to keep all of that stuff under control,

we have to wear a special suit

before we can go into the clean room.

We call this a "bunny suit."

Okay, now we're ready to go in the clean room.

This is the height of fashion.

So the next time you get told to clean up your room,

just be glad you don't have to get it this clean.

[lively music]

♪ ♪

- [barking]

♪ ♪

- [laughing]

- Hey, Sean! Where have you been?

- I was on the phone with my mom.

She called from work.

- Sean's mom works at the DSA.

That stands for Deep Space Array.

- Is everything okay?

- Yeah, Mom's really excited,

'cause they just found another exoplanet

with their space telescope!

- What's a "nexoplanet"?

- You mean exoplanet.

That's a planet that orbits around

another star besides our Sun.

- Uh-huh, my mom's been trying to find

a perfect "Goldilocks planet."

- You mean not too hot

or too cold, but just right?

- [whines]

- [gasps] Perfect! I'm from a Goldilocks planet!

What does she want to know? I can help.

- Jet, remember how we agreed that you need to keep

your alien identity a secret?

- Oh, yeah-- right.

Keep it on the "down low."

So where is this exoplanet?

- Um, she said it's orbiting a red dwarf star,

not too many light-years from Earth.

- [gasps] My planet's sun is a small, red star,

and it's not too many light-years from Earth!

Maybe your mom found Bortron.

Maybe she's looking at my exoplanet, Bortron !

- Um, I doubt it, Jet.

The universe is pretty big. - Isn't it?

Wouldn't it be an amazing coincidence?

Can we go ask your mom?

- I guess we could visit Mom at work, but--

- But if you meet the scientists that work there,

you cannot tell them you're from Bortron .

- Even though they're looking for a Goldilocks planet

like the one I came from?

- Right, even then.

Because if they find out you're from another planet,

everyone's gonna want to talk to you all day long.

- And we'll never get to play with you again.

That would be awful.

- I promise. - Yay!

- Okay, Sean, let's go visit your mom

at the DSA!

♪ ♪

[buzzing] - Okay.

Jet, Sunspot--

we're going into the science building

to meet my mom.

She's excited we're visiting.

So please-- how do I put this?

- I know: no running in the halls!

both: And...

- [sighs]

And don't tell them I'm an alien from another planet.

Got it. I'm a normal Earth kid.

And you're a normal Earth dog.

- [bleats like goat] - Perfect!

- [purrs like cat] - [sighs]

Let's keep an eye on both of them.

♪ ♪

[whirring]

all: Hey, Beep!

[whirring]

- How's it going? - [beeps]

We're here to ask Sean's mom about exoplanets.

- See, they're planets that--

- [beeps]

- Oh, you already know about exoplanets?

Neat-o!

- [beeps]

- Sure you can play catch with Sunspot.

- [barks]

♪ ♪

- See those, Jet?

They're radio dish antennas that communicate

with our space telescopes--

Wait, where's Jet?

- Hope he's not telling someone

he's from another planet.

- Oh, Jet!

Jet!

- Right, right--

giant radio dish antennas. amazing,

but I just saw an even more amazing machine over there!

You push down on a pedal with your foot,

and water comes out up here, in a stream,

for you to drink!

- Oh, you mean a drinking fountain?

- "Drinking fountain!" Yes, amazing!

♪ ♪

- Hey, Sean. - Hey, Sydney.

- Hi, Dr. Rafferty.

- And Mom, you remember Jet,

and his, uh, pet, Sunspot?

- Sure. Hi, Jet. Welcome.

- Hi, Dr. Sean's Mom!

- And I've seen Sunspot in the neighborhood.

- [barks]

- Um, what kind of dog is he?

- He's, uh--he's kind of a Bortonian mutt, actually.

♪ ♪

[beeping]

- Well, he sure can do some amazing tricks.

♪ ♪

- Uh, I can't wait to see the new discoveries

that you're working on, Dr. Rafferty.

New Goldilocks planets, just right for life?

- And I can't wait to show you.

Come on in.

- Whoa!

What goes on in here?

- This is our Mission Control room.

From here, the scientists can monitor

all kinds of activity in the solar system...

and beyond! [laughs]

- Oh, I love space.

I bet there's life on a lot of other places out there.

- I bet you're right, Sydney.

We're really excited about the new

discoveries we're making.

- Huh. Why does it take so many scientists

to make discoveries?

- You mean, like, why don't we just ask our question

and get an answer?

- Right, that's what I would do on Bort--

Ugh!

Excuse me. I burped.

I mean, yeah, that's my question.

- Well, that's a great question, Jet.

For a team of scientists,

these questions can take a long time to answer.

See those other big radio dishes?

They're in places all over planet Earth,

working together. Sharing information with us.

- So you all work together, looking for answers?

- Exactly.

- Sharing information with others.

That's rule number six of the scientific method.

- Right, Sean. I taught you well.

- What exactly is the scientific method again?

- I thought you'd never ask.

all: One! - ♪ Ask a question ♪

all: ♪ Based on observations ♪

Two! - ♪ Make a prediction ♪

all: ♪ That's your hypothesis ♪

Three! - ♪ Experiment ♪

all: ♪ Test your hypothesis! ♪

Four! - ♪ Observe what happens ♪

all: ♪ And gather information ♪

Five! - ♪ Draw conclusions ♪

all: ♪ About what you discovered ♪

Six! - ♪ Share your findings ♪

all: ♪ Get the word to others ♪

♪ The scientific method ♪

♪ It's the scientific method ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ ♪

- I remember that was our fight song at school.

kids: Hey, Bergs!

- Hey, Sean. Hey, Sydney.

- Jet, this is Bergs.

He's another scientist on my team.

- [clears throat] Propulsion--Jet Propulsion.

How do you do, sir?

And may I present my pet Sunspot.

- Very well. Thank you, Jet.

And nice to meet you, Sunspot.

- Bergs, would you mind showing the kids

what you're working on? - Sure, come on over.

Take a look at this.

From this computer station,

I'm communicating with a spacecraft.

- [gasps] Where is it?

It looks like Enceladus.

- Th--that is Enceladus. - Cool!

That's the ice moon off Saturn's rings.

It may have an ocean under that ice that could support life.

Oof--I mean, I'm just guessing.

It's not like I've been there, or I'm from another planet

called Bortron or anything.

- Wow!

I'm impressed with this young man's

knowledge about Saturn's moons.

- Uh, well, that's completely fascinating, Bergs,

but we don't want to take up any more of your time.

- Yeah, come on, Jet. Wait, where's Jet?

both: Jet?

- You guys, I just found the most amazing machine!

You put blank paper in one end,

and printed paper comes out the other side,

all covered in Earth words.

- You mean a printer?

We all have one at our desk.

- Everybody has one?

And it's called a "printer"?

Another great Earth word. Amazing!

What a cool planet. - [laughing]

Okay. okay, come on, Jet.

- Bye, kids! Have a nice tour.

- Come on down to my office, kids.

I want to show you what I'm working on.

- Great, Mom. We're right behind you.

- Jet, remember what I said

about saying you're from another planet?

- I did remember.

I told Bergs, "It's not <span> like

I'm from another planet called Bortron or anything."

- [sighs] Here's an idea:

try not to mention Bortron at all?

- Ah, that makes sense. Okay.

♪ ♪

Wait-- what's that device?

- Jet, come on!

- [squealing]

Uh-oh.

- So here's where I work.

These are images taken by

our farthest-reaching space telescopes.

Look at this one: it's a red dwarf star

not too many light-years from here.

- [gasps]

Nah. Close, but not Bortron.

- [grunts]

- See, my team has been hoping to find a star

with an exoplanet that is just the right size

in distance from its sun.

- You mean a "Goldilocks planet?"

- Exactly!

Imagine if there was life on another planet.

- Uh-huh.

- And imagine if we could actually meet

intelligent creatures from that planet.

- That would be amazing!

- [laughs] Well, maybe one day that will happen.

- Maybe today 'cause I'm from another planet

and I'm fairly intelligent!

- [laughs] Oh, that Jet.

- Always making jokes.

- But it's true.

This star isn't my star,

even thought it kind of looks like it.

My star's called Bortron.

My family's from the seventh planet

in the Bortronian system.

We Bortronians are looking for intelligent life

on other planets too.

That's actually how we found you guys.

- Hmm, you know, Jet,

there's something about you I've never noticed...

both: No, there isn't.

- What?

- You remind me of me when I was a kid.

I felt like an alien, too,

but I love how you've got it all worked out, Jet.

both: Phew.

- What a wonderful imagination your friend has, Sean.

What was the name of that planet you're from, hmm?

Bortron ? - Yeah.

- Bortron is so boring.

And --forget it. It's freezing there.

- [laughs] - But thanks so much

for showing us your exoplanets, Dr. Sean's Mom.

I have one more question about the amazing machines

here at the DSA, though.

- Sure. What?

- Can you please show me that machine down the hall?

[spaceship whirring]

- Ah, yeah-- the pie machine.

It's my favorite device at the DSA, for sure.

- It's the most amazing device I've seen on Earth.

I've been to plenty of Goldilocks planets,

but only Earth has this pie machine.

- [laughs] You're probably right, Jet.

- Look-- all these round, baked things

look the same, but it says here

they have different fillings inside them.

Like, apple, cherry, pumpkin...

[laughing] Funny names too!

- You kids hungry? Pumpkin is my favorite.

- I would love some!

I'm gonna try pumpkin, too,

since it's the funniest-sounding kind of pie.

- Pie for everybody!

- What? The pie machine's fixed?

[lively music]

♪ ♪

- Not too hot, not too cold,

it's just right.

- Greatest machine on Earth.

[munching]

♪ ♪

- Welcome to Mars!

Well, it's not really Mars,

but this is as close as we can get

to simulating the Martin surface,

here at what we call the MarsYard

at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

Before we can send robots to Mars,

we need to put them through their paces here.

I'm here with Betina Pavri,

and Bettina's an expert in the Mars Curiosity Rover.

So, Bettina, what are we looking at here?

- This is actually a stunt double

for the Mars Curiosity Rover

and this rover is actually used

to test the commands that we're going to send

to the rover on Mars

before we send them there.

- I imagine that talking to the rover on Mars

isn't quite like us having a conversation

here on Earth, is it? - It's not, actually.

It takes a really long time

for the radio signals to get from Earth

to Mars and then get back to us.

It can take as little as about five or six minutes

and as long as about minutes.

- It would be like me saying, "Hi, Betina,"

and then five minutes later.

- That's right-- "I hear you,"

and then when I respond, I'd respond to you,

and it would take five minutes for my hi to get back to you.

- So that means the rover has kind of got to

be able to take care of itself

when it's on Mars, right?

- That's right, so it goes very slow,

like a slow walking speed.

You can think of, like, a tortoise

moving along the ground

and if it encounters a problem,

it has to be smart enough to stop itself

and say, "Hey, I need help."

- That's a distinct challenge, isn't it?

- Yeah, it's a challenging job.

- So the next time you're stuck in traffic,

just remember, you're probably moving faster

than the Curiosity Rover

and be glad you don't have to drive over

all these rocks to get home.

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Jet Propulsion! - Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!