In a local planet near a milky way lies Programus where the main protagonist Koda makes a news story about his major discovery. Koda is a archaeologist who's never been to other planets but one day wishes he could but focuses on his work on his home planet. After discovery a fossil of a Pineconasaur news reporters offered Koda a chance to explain about his search.
(Pinaconasaurs are a species of worms with the features of a pine cone which explains their names. Their species don't originate from Programus so this discovery is big which begs the question how did the species get to the planet?)