The alien says "hello." The astronaut replies with "hi." They talk for hours about their planets, then they leave together in the spaceship.

The astronaut had done it, he had finally made it to the planet. The planet that had seemed so far away, and yet was now right in front of him. He had been working on this project for months, and he was finally here.

He couldn't believe it. His life's work was right in front of him, just waiting for him to explore it. But he knew he couldn't rush into anything; he had to be careful.

So he took a deep breath and looked around at his new home. It was beautiful! The sky was blue and clear, almost like Earth's sky but more intense somehow. And the ground...the ground was soft and green, with little plants everywhere! He could tell that there were some animals around too because he could hear them moving around in the distance, but they didn't seem to be coming closer so he decided that as long as they weren't going near him or any of his equipment then everything would be fine.

It wasn't long before the astronaut realized that even though there were some animals nearby there weren't very many—and none of them were very big either—so he decided not worry about them anymore and just enjoy being on their new planet!

The astronaut stood on the surface of the planet.

It was a hot day and he was sweating. The sun beat down on him, making him feel sticky and uncomfortable. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was an orange color, like a ball of fire. He realized that this must be what the sun looks like when it's up close!

His suit was doing its job, keeping him cool and comfortable. He was happy that he would not have to walk around in his spacesuit all day long.

The astronaut got a drink from his pack and took off his helmet so he could enjoy it better. He put it back on after he finished though because there were many dangerous things on this planet that could hurt or kill him if they got into his helmet.

He walked around for a while enjoying the scenery then decided to explore some more!

Astronaut Bob was standing in the middle of a barren wasteland. It was hot, and he was starting to sweat.

He was on a mission to explore the planet of Paraearth, and so far, it wasn't what he had expected. His team had landed in a desert-like region with no signs of life anywhere. The only thing they found were some strange plants that looked like cactuses but didn't have any spikes.

Bob took out his flashlight and started walking towards what he thought might be the edge of this desert landmass. He wanted to find something interesting—the mission depended on it!

He walked for about half an hour before running into something that looked like a giant rock formation in front of him, with several holes carved into it that looked like caves or tunnels. Curious about what might be inside, Bob climbed up onto one of these holes and peered inside.

It looked like there was something glowing at the end of this tunnel—something bright blue! Bob climbed down from the hole and started walking towards it as fast as he could go without falling over in this rough terrain (there were no roads here).

I was the first one to step foot on this planet. It was a bit of a shock, actually—I had expected something more like Earth, but it turns out that this planet is quite different from our own. It's much colder here, and there are no plants or animals anywhere I've been able to find. The sky is darker than I'm used to, too—it's not as blue.

The only thing that seems the same is the air itself; it feels like home, which is good because I'm here for a long time. My mission has taken me far away from my home planet, and now I am stuck on this new one for at least two years. There's no way off of this rock until then!

I've been exploring around since I got here yesterday. It's strange being alone with nothing but myself and my thoughts—no one else in sight for miles around (literally). At first, it scared me—I kept expecting someone to appear out of nowhere and tell me what was going on or why they'd sent me here in the first place! But then...