[together] Re ady!

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 7, 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] Re ady!

Jet!

Go!

- ♪ He showed up, an d now it’s a blast ♪ ♪ Looks like the future re ally 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 50 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 7.

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 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] Se an, I promise, no matter how freezing Pl uto 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!

Lo ok at that big, icy heart!

It’s so cold an d so pretty.

Can you take ou r 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!

Li ttle 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 ki nd 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 li ttle 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] - 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 7.

And by "near," I mean 100 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 7?

- 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 2.

- 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 th e 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 cl ouds have a few things in common with un der-your-bed dust, Mindy.

They’re made of ti ny bits of rock, but also have other things mi xed 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 in tense 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] - ♪ Jet ♪ ♪ Propulsion ♪ - ♪ Ready!

Jet!

Go!

♪ ♪ ♪ - Jet propulsion.

- Jet propulsion.

- Jet propulsion!

[together] Re ady!

Jet!

Go!