Meteors

Meteors are streaks of light that occur when small celestial bodies, typically meteoroids, enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speeds and burn up due to friction with the air. This rapid entry produces a bright display, often referred to as a "shooting star." Most meteoroids are fragments of comets or asteroids, and they can vary in size from tiny grains to larger rocks. When a meteoroid survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on the Earth’s surface, it is classified as a meteorite. Meteors are often observed during meteor showers, which occur when Earth passes through the debris left by comets.