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Shooting stars, or meteors, are streaks of light that cross the night sky, although they can only be seen for one or two seconds. They are caused when a solid piece of rock called a meteoroid plunges through the Earth's atmosphere, burning up due to air friction.
When the rock enters the atmosphere it is known as a meteor. If, as rarely happens, a small fragment reaches the Earth, it is called a meteorite.

The Earth regularly passes through clouds of meteors orbiting the Sun. The best-known read more...

Tags: meteor shower, stars, atmosphere

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