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There was a worm named Wiggles who knew everything. He knew about the mushrooms in the field and the succulents in the garden.

Waggle's

Field

Wiggles was friends with another worm whose name was Waggles. She was always trying to learn more. A while ago, she dug a wormhole that let her travel to outer space. Meanwhile, Wiggles didn't know about space. He thought that the moon was a silver apple and the stars were fireflies! 

Waggle's'

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Waggles decided to teach Wiggles about outer space. They went to the succulent garden, and each picked off one of the succulent's leaves. They stuck the leaves on their heads to prepare for the space journey.

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"That succulent with clear, ball-shaped leaves is called hawthoria cooperi (huh-wur-thee-uh-koo-per-ee). It grows in South Africa and in peoples' gardens," said Waggles.

The worms returned to Waggles' field. They went through the wormhole. Wiggles thought that he would get to see the silver apple, but Waggles knew that there was even more to see!

Waggle's

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Suddenly, Wiggles was in a strange new place. He didn't know what the floating rocks were or that streak in the sky!

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"Those “floating rocks” are called asteroids! Similar to earth rocks, asteroids contain metals like nickel and iron. But, they contain far more metal and have elements, like iridium, that are rarely found in rocks on Earth. When you see a shooting star, that is an asteroid falling to Earth. Mostly though, they usually float around, or orbit, the Sun in the asteroid belt. And, that streak over there is a comet. They are large balls of ice and dust that orbit the Sun, and when they get too close they melt, leaving behind a tail of gas," said Waggles.

They went back into the wormhole, and Wiggles was confused. This wasn't his garden, what was everything here? But, there was more to learn.

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"This giant crater-filled rock that we are on is the silver apple that you see in the sky at night, called a moon! Many planets have moons, but we call our especially large moon “the moon.” You may have seen the moon change in the sky. That is caused by the way sunlight reflects off the moon each day. That ball you see in the distance is our planet, called Earth. Everyone 

that you know lives there!" said Waggles.

They went back into the wormhole, and Wiggles realized that his garden was a part of a big planet called Earth!

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"This is a star system, a group of planets orbiting at least one star. There are lots of star systems, but let’s look at ours, the Solar System. The first planet is Mercury, a rocky planet that is very hot or very cold, depending on the side that you are on. Mercury is the smallest planet in our Solar System. That second planet is Venus, a rocky planet that is the hottest planet in the Solar System. Venus has a layer of thick clouds covering its surface. The third planet is Earth, where we live. The fourth planet is Mars, a rocky planet that is known for having the highest mountain in the Solar System, called Olympus Mons. There is the asteroid belt that we have already visited. The fifth planet is Jupiter, the most gigantic of the gas giant planets. It has a storm, called the Great Red Spot, which is the largest storm in the Solar System. The sixth planet is Saturn, a gas giant known for its many grand rings. Saturn also has the most moons of any planet - eighty-two - compared to the Earth’s one! The seventh planet is the gas giant Uranus. It is tilted way to the side causing its rings to face towards the Earth. The eighth and final planet is called Neptune. It's a gas giant and its storm, the Great Dark Spot, has the fastest wind in the Solar System," said Waggles.