1 00:00:16,643 --> 00:00:17,644 Hmm. 2 00:00:18,812 --> 00:00:22,232 Why are you still bothering with my exoplanet, Franklin? 3 00:00:22,315 --> 00:00:25,235 CARA said it was too far for us to reach right now. 4 00:00:25,318 --> 00:00:27,487 But even if we can't get there in person, 5 00:00:27,571 --> 00:00:30,615 we can still use technology to get more information about it. 6 00:00:30,699 --> 00:00:34,452 Which could help us learn a lot about its potential for life. 7 00:00:34,536 --> 00:00:37,831 Still, can you imagine what it'd be like to travel there? 8 00:00:37,914 --> 00:00:42,043 The wonders of the cosmos stretching out before you. 9 00:00:42,127 --> 00:00:44,629 The space wind in your hair. 10 00:00:44,713 --> 00:00:46,756 There's no wind in space. 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,259 I was speaking metaphorically, of course. 12 00:00:49,342 --> 00:00:51,595 There's no metaphors in space, either. 13 00:01:00,687 --> 00:01:01,855 [chortles] 14 00:01:01,938 --> 00:01:03,565 Ooh. 15 00:01:08,236 --> 00:01:10,363 - [grunting] - [Woodstock laughs] 16 00:01:12,282 --> 00:01:13,283 [chatters] 17 00:01:17,537 --> 00:01:19,664 [Snoopy groans, screams] 18 00:01:20,373 --> 00:01:24,252 If I could go on a road trip to another solar system, 19 00:01:24,336 --> 00:01:28,548 I'd finally get to check off a few items on my must-see nebula list. 20 00:01:30,175 --> 00:01:31,468 What's a nebula? 21 00:01:31,551 --> 00:01:34,596 [gasps] To the monitors. 22 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:36,848 [beeping] 23 00:01:38,183 --> 00:01:42,812 A nebula is where new stars are born, in a cloud of dust and gas. 24 00:01:43,939 --> 00:01:47,317 Can you imagine anything more beautiful than dust and gas? 25 00:01:48,443 --> 00:01:50,904 I can think of a few things actually. 26 00:01:53,323 --> 00:01:55,242 There's the Horsehead Nebula. 27 00:01:58,078 --> 00:01:59,663 [horse whinnies] 28 00:02:00,997 --> 00:02:04,251 [hooves clopping] 29 00:02:05,085 --> 00:02:06,503 And the Eagle Nebula. 30 00:02:06,586 --> 00:02:08,295 [eagle cries] 31 00:02:10,298 --> 00:02:11,758 Ooh! 32 00:02:12,259 --> 00:02:13,301 [screeches] 33 00:02:15,428 --> 00:02:18,181 And who could forget the Ham Sandwich Nebula? 34 00:02:20,767 --> 00:02:21,768 Just kidding. 35 00:02:22,394 --> 00:02:25,939 Sure, space is beautiful, but don't forget the dangers. 36 00:02:26,022 --> 00:02:29,109 Like black holes. [laughs] 37 00:02:29,734 --> 00:02:31,778 That doesn't sound very fun. 38 00:02:31,861 --> 00:02:36,408 Unless your idea of fun involves an area where gravity has become so strong 39 00:02:36,491 --> 00:02:38,201 that nothing around it can escape. 40 00:02:38,285 --> 00:02:42,872 Not even, like, tearing a hole in the fabric of space and time. 41 00:02:42,956 --> 00:02:47,043 Frankly, the thought of holes in the fabric of anything is terrifying. 42 00:02:49,671 --> 00:02:51,089 [rumbling] 43 00:02:54,092 --> 00:02:56,011 [screaming] 44 00:03:08,315 --> 00:03:11,276 Oh, no. This will take hours to reorganize. 45 00:03:13,653 --> 00:03:15,447 Mmm. Cherry. 46 00:03:17,741 --> 00:03:19,367 Aw. That was a fresh cup. 47 00:03:20,535 --> 00:03:22,537 - [grunts] - [console beeping] 48 00:03:24,456 --> 00:03:26,249 [alarm blares] 49 00:03:28,418 --> 00:03:29,419 Oh, no. 50 00:03:29,502 --> 00:03:31,922 We lost track of the exoplanet. 51 00:03:32,005 --> 00:03:33,715 - [groans] - [gasps] 52 00:03:34,424 --> 00:03:37,969 It's okay. Someone must have recorded the coordinates, right? 53 00:03:41,514 --> 00:03:42,557 Right? 54 00:03:43,266 --> 00:03:44,309 - Um… - Uh-uh. 55 00:03:44,392 --> 00:03:45,810 - Uh, whoops. - Nope. 56 00:03:45,894 --> 00:03:47,854 If no one logged the coordinates, 57 00:03:47,938 --> 00:03:50,649 then how will we ever find the exoplanet again? 58 00:03:51,274 --> 00:03:52,359 No problem. 59 00:03:52,442 --> 00:03:56,821 If my big brother found it once, he'll be able to find it again, right? 60 00:03:59,074 --> 00:04:00,075 Uh… Uh… 61 00:04:04,371 --> 00:04:06,331 Sure thing. [gulps] 62 00:04:16,423 --> 00:04:18,802 [sighs] You can do this. 63 00:04:23,890 --> 00:04:27,435 Uh, um, it's, uh… 64 00:04:27,519 --> 00:04:30,230 Come on. Ah, where is it? 65 00:04:30,313 --> 00:04:34,442 Get it together, Charlie Brown. We need results. 66 00:04:34,526 --> 00:04:38,071 [grunting, groans] I'll never find it. 67 00:04:39,155 --> 00:04:41,366 [computer beeping] 68 00:04:41,449 --> 00:04:43,159 Wait. What's that? 69 00:04:43,243 --> 00:04:45,704 - [gasps] I found it! - [cheers] 70 00:04:46,496 --> 00:04:48,081 - Yeah! - [cheering] 71 00:04:49,082 --> 00:04:53,295 It just looks a little different now. A lot smaller. 72 00:04:53,378 --> 00:04:56,381 That's normal for exoplanets, right? 73 00:04:56,464 --> 00:04:58,341 No, Charlie Brown, it's not. 74 00:04:58,925 --> 00:05:00,135 Hmm. Hmm. 75 00:05:03,346 --> 00:05:05,599 [computer beeping] 76 00:05:07,225 --> 00:05:10,353 Charles, it appears you found an asteroid. 77 00:05:10,437 --> 00:05:11,688 A what? 78 00:05:13,607 --> 00:05:16,109 Asteroids are rocky bodies orbiting the sun. 79 00:05:17,903 --> 00:05:22,824 They vary in size, from tiny to nearly the size of a small planet. 80 00:05:23,450 --> 00:05:25,869 Nice work. You found a rock. 81 00:05:25,952 --> 00:05:29,164 There's just something about you and rocks, Charlie Brown. 82 00:05:29,748 --> 00:05:33,376 [groans] I guess my luck is pretty rock-specific. 83 00:05:33,460 --> 00:05:37,005 - [beeps] - So, any updates on your progress? 84 00:05:37,088 --> 00:05:38,131 Well… 85 00:05:38,215 --> 00:05:41,384 - We had the coordinates, but-- - There were some issues. 86 00:05:41,468 --> 00:05:42,969 A lot of issues. 87 00:05:43,553 --> 00:05:44,930 We lost it. 88 00:05:45,597 --> 00:05:46,598 I see. 89 00:05:48,308 --> 00:05:50,185 What are we going to do now? 90 00:05:50,268 --> 00:05:53,647 That exoplanet could have been the breakthrough we were looking for. 91 00:05:53,730 --> 00:05:56,983 It is disappointing, but setbacks happen in science, 92 00:05:57,067 --> 00:06:01,154 especially when exploring something as unpredictable as space. especially when exploring something as unpredictable as space. 93 00:06:01,238 --> 00:06:03,573 Sometimes missions need to be postponed, 94 00:06:03,657 --> 00:06:05,909 or you didn't find what you thought you would. 95 00:06:05,992 --> 00:06:09,621 That's why you can't count on finding all your answers in one place. 96 00:06:09,704 --> 00:06:10,956 That's why they tell you 97 00:06:11,039 --> 00:06:14,000 not to put all your space eggs in one space rocket. 98 00:06:14,084 --> 00:06:16,044 I don't think it goes like that. 99 00:06:16,127 --> 00:06:17,254 Well, it should. 100 00:06:17,963 --> 00:06:22,467 In this case, exoplanets hold a lot of promise for the search for life. 101 00:06:22,551 --> 00:06:26,513 And as our technology develops, we may be able to find out more. 102 00:06:26,596 --> 00:06:29,599 But as you've found, they can be difficult to study. 103 00:06:29,683 --> 00:06:33,436 So it's not always possible to answer all our questions. 104 00:06:34,020 --> 00:06:36,273 Man, science is tough. 105 00:06:36,356 --> 00:06:37,357 - Yep. - Sure is. 106 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,276 - Yep. - Agreed. 107 00:06:40,193 --> 00:06:43,989 When it comes to science, you have to be willing to keep looking, 108 00:06:44,072 --> 00:06:46,199 even if it's not where you expected. 109 00:06:47,576 --> 00:06:48,577 Hmm. 110 00:06:49,536 --> 00:06:53,415 Hold on. There's something different about that asteroid. 111 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,085 Its orbit is moving in the opposite direction 112 00:06:57,168 --> 00:06:58,712 of everything else around it. 113 00:06:58,795 --> 00:07:02,883 That's okay. Sometimes you have to move to the beat of your own drum. That's okay. Sometimes you have to move to the beat of your own drum. 114 00:07:03,967 --> 00:07:06,261 [drums play] 115 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,016 Actually, when it comes to orbits, 116 00:07:11,099 --> 00:07:13,101 everything that comes from our solar system 117 00:07:13,184 --> 00:07:17,188 is supposed to go in the same direction, including asteroids. 118 00:07:17,272 --> 00:07:21,067 That means this may not be just any asteroid. 119 00:07:21,526 --> 00:07:23,570 You're onto something, Franklin. 120 00:07:23,653 --> 00:07:26,823 It appears this asteroid may in fact be an object 121 00:07:26,907 --> 00:07:28,450 which has traveled from… 122 00:07:31,036 --> 00:07:33,413 another solar system! 123 00:07:33,496 --> 00:07:34,998 Bum, bum, bum! 124 00:07:37,334 --> 00:07:40,545 What? Sometimes I like to do my own sound effects. 125 00:07:40,629 --> 00:07:42,464 [scats] 126 00:07:44,299 --> 00:07:45,300 [coughs] 127 00:07:46,384 --> 00:07:48,345 Wow, tough crowd.