What Is a Shooting Star? The Science Behind Every Streak of Light in the Night Sky
What is a shooting star? It’s a meteoroid, a tiny piece of space rock or dust, burning up in Earth’s atmosphere at extreme speed. The streak of light lasts under two seconds and occurs 80 to 120 kilometres above the ground. Most shooting stars are no larger than a grain of sand. A shooting star isn’t a star. It’s a […]





