What Is a Meteor?
2. Shooting Stars
Shooting stars are quite an incredible sight and, depending on where you are in the world, you might be very lucky to spot one. They usually only last for a second or two so you will probably miss it if you were not already looking in that direction.
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Despite the name, shooting stars are not stars at all, but meteors. They only usually last for a second or two because they are vaporized so quickly as they reach the atmosphere. That they vaporize so quickly means that a very small percentage of these will ever make it to the planets surface.
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