[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 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] 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!

- [sighs] I love it here.

These Earth trees of yours are huge!

Where I come from, nothing grows this tall.

And I've seen a lot of planets.

- So tell us more about how you found our planet, Jet.

- Well, my mom and dad are, um, how would you say-- they write true stories about traveling and exploring around the galaxy.

- They're galactic travel writers?

- Exactly!

And we were flying across this part of the galaxy, looking for nice, life-friendly planets to visit and write more stories about.

And way out in the middle of nowhere, we picked up this primitive radio signal from Earth that had been traveling across space, so we figured you'd still be here.

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪ - It was a song... and a catchy one!

We knew that whoever was out there at the other end of the signal would be life-friendly and have a good sense of rhythm.

So we followed the radio signal.

- Cool.

What a great story.

- Yep.

That's how we found your star, the Sun!

- What?

The Sun isn't a star.

It's a sun.

- Oh, it's a star, Mindy, a nice bright one.

- Well, it doesn't look like a star.

The Sun's too big to be a star.

- Hmm, I guess it depends on your perspective.

- What's a "respective" mean?

- Perspective means where you are when you look at something.

Get it?

- Got it.

- See, standing here on Earth, your Sun looks like a sun.

- Mm-hmm.

- But way out in space, it looks just like another star.

- Right.

- If we were as close to those stars as we are to your Sun, they'd look just as big and bright.

- Got it.

- And that is perspective.

- Yes.

It's all respective.

Could you explain it one more time?

- [chuckles] Tell you what.

I could ask my parents if we can go out and take a closer look at the Sun.

- But, Jet, the Sun's already set.

- Oh, your Sun may have set, but we can still see it from a different perspective.

We can go up and look at it.

I'll drive.

Come on; hop in!

- You mean go up, as in up into space?

Now?

- You bet.

In an Earth minute!

- Uh, let me see if I can fit that into my schedule.

- [laughs] - Well, I can't go.

My mom says I can't go any farther than Jet's yard.

- Don't worry, Mindy.

We'll go check out the Sun, and I'll tell you all about it when we get back.

- Okay.

Be sure to tell me everything, like how hot it is and how yellow it is.

- We will.

- And remember, do not look right at the Sun.

My mom says it'll hurt your eyes.

- Yeah, I know.

That's why I'm bringing these.

- Thanks for the reminder, Mindy.

Hop in, kids.

- Sunspot!

Car trip!

[fanfare plays] - Bye!

- Ready?

- Okay, we're going into outer space.

This time, I'll at least do a countdown.

10, 9-- - ♪ 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ♪ ♪ Doors are shut, engines on ♪ ♪ Everybody in their place?

♪ ♪ Let's go into outer space!

♪ [together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!

[Sean screaming] [spaceship whirring] - There it is, your Sun.

- Wow, it's more orange and yellow than I thought.

- [laughs] That was quick.

- Good.

So we're done?

- Hardly.

I think we could use a little more of that perspective that Jet was talking about.

- No, really, I think I'm good.

- Mom, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

- I'm thinking we go take a closer look at the Sun.

- I knew that's what you were thinking.

- That's why we came up here, right?

- Yes, let's go!

both: Excelsior!

[jet engines whooshing] - Well, it's hot, and it looks so much bigger up close.

- Wow.

Zero gravity is amazing!

Come on, Sean.

Float with us.

- Nah, thanks.

I'm fine over here.

- All right, this is close enough.

We don't want to melt the wagon.

- Not looking at the Sun from up close is even better than not looking at it from Earth.

- Don't worry, Sean.

These special Bortronian windows adjust to the bright light of the Sun.

- [chuckles nervously] Just as long as we don't melt, right?

- You know, all this talk of melting reminds me of the legend of Icarus.

- Icarus?

Who's that?

- Oh, he's a character in a Greek myth who made wings out of feathers to fly across the ocean to his home.

- Did he get there?

- Nope, he flew too close to the Sun, and the wax that held his feathers to his wings melted, and he fell back to Earth.

- So that didn't go so well.

Thanks for the story, Sydney.

- But it's just a made-up story.

- I love your Earth stories, Sydney.

- We have lots of stories like that about the Sun.

- No wonder.

It's amazing!

And "Sun" is such a great Earth word.

Why do you call it that?

- I...don't really know.

- Actually, on Earth, scientists also call it "Sol."

You know, like "solar system."

- "Sol."

That's a great word too!

I wonder what we Bortronians call it.

[gasps] Let's ask Face.

- Face 9000, ready to assist you.

Hello, Jet.

- Hey, Face!

We were wondering what this star is called on Bortron 7.

- Hmm, you mean this hot and orangey-yellow one right in front of us?

Let's consult the galactic map.

- Okay, let's find your neighborhood.

- Ah!

There it is.

On Bortron 7, the Earth's sun is called Ignatz 118. all: Wow!

- So where's your star, Jet?

- Right...there.

Bortron.

- Oh, is that Bortron's solar system?

- Yup, and there's Bortron 7.

- So from this perspective, our star, Bortron, is not that far from your star, the Sun-- only a few hundred light-years.

- So we're practically neighbors in the Milky Way galaxy.

- The Milky Way galaxy?

- Well, yeah, that's what we call it.

- Milky Way.

[all laughing] - The Milky Way?

You mean like that Earth drink, milk, that comes from-- [cow moos] Milky Way.

What a great name.

That is so Earth.

- Well, I think it's called that 'cause all the stars look kind of like milk spilled across the sky.

- I can't wait to add that to my travel report about Earth.

- Hey, Face, thanks for showing us all the stars in the Milky Way.

This star, though, the Sun, is really bright and beautiful.

- I agree, Jet.

Our sun is awesome.

- And hot.

So maybe we should get back to Earth before we melt.

Remember that Icarus guy?

- Oh, no one's gonna melt, Sean.

Buckle up, everybody.

It's back to Earth.

- I never unbuckled, so I'm good.

[jet engines whooshing] ♪ Planet one is Mercury ♪ - ♪ It's tiny and it's spinny ♪ - ♪ Planet two is Venus ♪ - ♪ It's bright and superheaty ♪ - ♪ Planet three is Earth ♪ Hey, wait.

Mrs.

Propulsion?

- Please.

Call me Celery.

- Um, Celery, we just passed the Earth.

- We sure did.

I just got a great idea.

Since we're talking about the idea of perspective... - I'm not sure I like where this is going.

- Yeah, I was thinking I should take you kids out to Neptune so you can see what your Sun looks like from a different perspective.

You'll see when it's so far away, it's just like another star.

- Neptune?

The last planet in the solar system?

You're kidding.

- Don't worry, Sean.

We'll be there in a couple minutes.

Meanwhile, relax, like Sunspot.

Wait.

Where's Sunspot?

- [gasps] - Sunspot, stop clowning around and buckle up!

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪ - Wow!

- Cool!

- So cool.

- Breathe, Sean.

Breathe.

It's all excellent training for when you're an astronaut someday.

[jet engines whooshing] - Okay, everyone, there's Neptune.

This is far enough.

Now take a look back where we came from.

Can anyone even find our Sun?

[together] That one?

- It's so small.

- Yup, that's perspective!

This is what it looked like when we first found it.

Ignatz 118, Sol, the Sun.

What a fantastic star!

- Whew!

Okay, I think I'm full up on perspective.

- Maybe we should get back to Earth... for Sean.

- It's probably dinnertime anyway.

I wonder what Carrot's cooked up.

- Hmm.

Dad was thinking of making falafel just because he loved the way the Earth word sounds.

[together] Falafel!

[laughter] - Falafel!

I do see the humor in it.

Ha ha ha ha ha!

- Okay, now I'm hungry.

Let's hit it, Mom!

all: Ready!

Jet!

Go!

- Whoo-hoo!

- Yeah!

[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ [brakes screech] - Earth, sweet Earth!

[spitting] Ugh.

Yuck, it tastes like dirt.

- Sydney!

Did you go up and look at the Sun and see the perspective, like Jet said?

- Yes, and it's true.

The Sun is a star.

And we learned that if you get far enough away from it, it's just like the other stars in the sky.

The difference is, Earth is really close to our Sun.

- Really close?

- Well, 93 million miles close.

- Exactly.

See?

It's all about perspective.

- Ooh, a picture?

Thanks!

Okay, now I've got perspective.

It looks big when you're close and small when you're far away.

- Yeah, you got it, Mindy!

- Falafel?

- Agh!

Too close, Dad.

[sniffs] Hmm, but that falafel smells delicious.

- Yeah, doesn't it?

Plus, "falafel" is such a funny Earth word.

- Whoo-hoo!

- Let's eat.

[all exclaiming] - Did you ever wonder what it would be like [together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪ - Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

[together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!