Falling Stars
Friday, April 5, 2024

Average reading time is about 5 minutes A falling star (also called a shooting star) is not really a falling star at all. It is the path you see on a dark night of a meteoroid as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere. Then it becomes a meteor. If it does not completely burn up and actually lands on the ground, it is then called a meteorite. Meteoroids range in size from a particle of sand to the size of boulders. Millions of them enter our atmosphere every day. Most are on... .. read more..