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   What is a shooting star?

   • A meteor or shooting star[ 8 ] is the visible passage of a meteoroid, comet, or asteroid entering Earth's atmosphere. At a speed typically in excess of 20 km/s (72,000 km/h; 45,000 mph), aerodynamic heating of that object produces a streak of light, both from the glowing object and the trail of glowing particles that it leaves in its wake.

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   What is a falling star & a shooting star?

   • A "falling star" or a "shooting star" has nothing at all to do with a star! These amazing streaks of light you can sometimes see in the night sky are caused by tiny bits of dust and rock called meteoroids falling into the Earth's atmosphere and burning up. The short-lived trail of light the burning meteoroid produces is called a meteor.

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   Do Shooting Stars have anything to do with stars?

   • Actually, shooting stars have nothing to do with stars. The sun, planets and moons are not the only astronomical bodies in our solar system. Many small pieces of rock and metal have also been discovered. They are much smaller and not as round as planets, so they are called small planets or asteroids. Like their big siblings, they orbit the sun.

   What are Shooting Stars and where do they come from?

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   What causes a streak of light in the night sky?

   • These amazing streaks of light you can sometimes see in the night sky are caused by tiny bits of dust and rock called meteoroids falling into the Earth's atmosphere and burning up. The short-lived trail of light the burning meteoroid produces is called a meteor. Meteors are commonly called falling stars or shooting stars.

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   What is a falling star called?

   • Meteors are commonly called falling stars or shooting stars. If any part of the meteoroid survives burning up and actually hits the Earth, that remaining bit is then called a meteorite. At certain times of year, you are likely to see a great number of meteors in the night sky.

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   How long can a shooting star burn up?

   • While a shooting star burns up in a few seconds, another phenomenon remains visible for longer. Comets along with their gas and dust tails can be observed in the sky for days or even weeks. In the past, people also attributed many qualities to them – as divine signs, foretellers of calamity or harbingers of joyful events.

   What are Shooting Stars and where do they come from?

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2. www.skyatnightmagazine.com › shooting-starWhat is a shooting star? Science of shooting stars explained ...

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   Is a shooting star really a star? How often do they appear and how do you see one? Our guide to the science of shooting stars.

3. starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov › docs › StarChildWhat causes a "falling star"? - NASA

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   The short-lived trail of light the burning meteoroid produces is called a meteor. Meteors are commonly called falling stars or shooting stars. If any part of the meteoroid survives burning up and actually hits the Earth, that remaining bit is then called a meteorite.

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5. www.space.com › meteor-showers-shooting-starsMeteor showers and shooting stars: Formation and history

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   Aug 11, 2022 · Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through a trail of dust from asteroids or comets, the dust burns up in Earth's atmosphere resulting in shooting stars.

6. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-scienceThe Science of Shooting Stars - Scientific American

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   Sep 8, 2023 · Many ancient observers assumed (correctly, to some extent) that shooting stars were atmospheric phenomena. But meteors, of course, don’t actually originate in the air. We now know they come...

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8. curiosityguide.org › posts › what-are-shooting-starsWhat are Shooting Stars and where do they come from?

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   May 3, 2020 · Shooting stars are meteorites generated by small meteoroids that enter earth's atmosphere and ionize the air particles when they burn up.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MeteoroidMeteoroid - Wikipedia

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   A meteor or shooting star [8] is the visible passage of a meteoroid, comet, or asteroid entering Earth's atmosphere. At a speed typically in excess of 20 km/s (72,000 km/h; 45,000 mph), aerodynamic heating of that object produces a streak of light, both from the glowing object and the trail of glowing particles that it leaves in its wake.

10. www.youtube.com › watchWhat Are Shooting Stars Made Of? | SCOPE TV - YouTube

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    Lee chats to astrophysicist AND children's author Lisa Harvey-Smith about one very big concept: the universe!