A body that enters the Earth's atmosphere and becomes incandescent by friction. A 'shooting star'.
A lump of rock or metal that falls from space toward the Earth's surface. It enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burns up. We see a meteor as a streak of light in the night sky.
is a meteoroid that has entered the Earths atmosphere and burns brightly leaving a flaming tail and sometimes smoke. They are more commonly called 'Shooting Stars' or 'Falling Stars'. Most meteors will burn up completely in the atmosphere.
This term describes the bright streak of light caused by a meteoroid as it burns up in Earth's atmosphere. Other names for a meteor include "shooting star" and "falling star".
A piece of matter from space that burns up in Earth's atmosphere (never reaching the ground) causing a streak of light.
mass of rock or metal that enters Earth's atmosphere, usually burning up before reaching the planet's surface.
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The luminous phenomenom observed when a meteoroid is heated by its entry into the Earth's atomsphere.
(meet' ee or) - The flash and steak of light produced by a meteoroid as it vaporizes in the atmosphere.
A natural solar-system object that enters Earth's atmosphere and is subsequently destroyed in a flash of light before reaching the surface. Several regular meteor showers occur throughout the year including the Leonids and Perseids to name two.
A shooting star; a meteoroid that travels between 11.18 and 72 km/s and vaporizes within Earth's atmosphere because of intense friction between it and the air.
meteoroid which falls through Earth's atmosphere; 'shooting star'.
The streak of light caused by a meteoroid that passes through a planet's atmosphere. Also called a shooting star.
A bright streak of light in the sky caused by the entry into Earth's atmosphere of a meteoroid or a small icy particle (also "shooting star" or "falling star"). Very large, bright ones are called fireballs and bolides.
Solar system matter observable when it falls through Earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction to temporary incandescence; a "shooting star." A to F | G to L | M to R | S to Z
Luminous trail left behind by the passage of a tiny cosmic particle (meteoroid) through Earth's atmosphere.
a streak of light in the sky that forms when a small chunk of rock or metallic matter enters Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes; also, the particle itself
Rock, iron and/or icy body entering the Earth's atmosphere.
The generated light produced by a meteoroid entering the Earth's atmosphere, either from glowing of the body itself caused by friction or from the luminescence of the glowing gases surrounding the body. Technically, this light itself is the "meteor."
The trail of light seen in the sky when a meteorite burns up in Earth's atmosphere. Also called shooting stars.
A meteoroid that penetrates Earth's atmosphere, producing a streak of bright light caused by incineration.
A streak of light in the sky from rock or dust burning up as it falls through the earth's atmosphere.
Small rocks or sand making a bright trail through the sky as it burns in the atmosphere. See Asteroid, Comet and Meteor Facts page.
The light phenomenon produced by an object experiencing frictional heating when entering a planetary atmosphere; also used for the glowing meteor itself. If particularly large, it is described as a fireball.
(also a shooting star or a falling star) - A bright streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid or a small icy particle as it burns up entering Earth's atmosphere. Very large, bright ones are called fireballs and bolides.
Bright streak in the sky, often referred to as a "shooting star," resulting from a small piece of interplanetary debris entering Earth's atmosphere and heating air molecules, which emit light as they return to their ground states.
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it generates light, either from the glowing of the body itself caused by friction, or from the luminescence of the glowing gases surrounding the body. Technically, this light itself is the "meteor."
Popularly called a "shooting star" or a "falling star", a meteor is actually an object usually ranging from the size of a dust particle to a rock that enters Earth's atmosphere, and is heated by the friction of air resistence. Most meteors originate from comets.
A streak of light in the sky, usually lasting a few seconds at most, caused by the rapid passage of a small piece of interplanetary debris through our upper atmosphere. Sometimes called a 'falling star' or a 'shooting star'. An exceptionally bright meteor is called a bolide, or a fireball.
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
a bright streak of light that appears briefly in the sky, Hannis explained
a mass of extraterrestrial material passing through the atmosphere of a planetary body
a momentary flash of light produced when a space object penetrates Earth's atmosphere
an asteroid that lights up the sky - some chunk of the solar system caught by Earth's gravity
an example of a rock star
a particle entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up at high speed
a particle that falls into the atmosphere
a shooting star, space dust about the size of a grain of sand
a small fragment of material or even celestial dust which enters Earth's atmosphere at great speed glowing brightly as its outer layers vaporize
a solid body that enters a planet's atmosphere from space
a tiny piece of rock or dust that burns up as it speeds through the Earth's atmosphere
A bright light produced when a meteoroid is frictionally ablated as it passes through an atmosphere. A very large and bright meteor is usually called a fireball.
The path made when a small particle of interplanetary dust entering our atmsophere burns up.
A meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere. Also called a Shooting Star.
Rock flying through space. When they enter the atmosphere, they glow and become "shooting stars". They are usually made of stone or Iron/Nickel.
The incandescent trail of a meteoroid as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
a small or medium-size rock from space that has not entered a planet's atmosphere yet.
Rock that has entered Earth's atmosphere from space; shooting star.
a streak of light in the sky caused by a chunk of rock burning up in Earth’s air.
A track of light in the sky resulting from the vaporization of solid matter entering the earth's atmosphere; commonly called "shooting stars" or "falling stars"
Light phenomenon that results from the entry of a meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere.
the trail of light left when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up
Meteors are pieces of rocky debris that drift around space. When they enter the Earth's atmosphere they burn brightly and can be seen as shooting stars. The Solar System
Any of the small particles of matter in the solar system that are directly observable only by their incandescence from frictional heating on entry into the atmosphere.
A meteor is a meteoroid which produces a streak of light across the night sky. The meteors come in showers, they always come from a point called a radiant. The showers are named with reference to the position of the radiant. For example, the radiant of the leonids is found in Leo. The Z.H.R. or Zenithal Hourly Rate, is the rate at which meteors would be seen if they were at the zenith. If the radiant is lower in the sky then the rate will be lower. See also meteorites.
a streak of light in the night sky caused by a speck of comet or asteroidal dust burning up in Earth's atmosphere
is a streak of light in the night sky caused by a meteoroid colliding with the atmosphere about forty miles above Earth. Because meteoroids travel at high speeds, friction with the air heats these objects to incandescence.
the bright light streak made by a meteoroid as it passes through Earth's atmosphere
The light display resulting when a meteoroid passes through Earth's atmosphere. The intense heat produced during this event causes the surrounding atmospheric gases to fluoresce and glow.
A fragment of material from space which falls into Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes.
The visible streak of light produced when a meteorite falls towards the Earth and bursts into flame from the friction generated as it collides with the molecules of gas in our atmosphere. Also called a shooting star or falling star.
a solid object traveling through space which results from the collision of larger bodies, perhaps asteroids or comets. These collision fragments sometimes enter the Earth's atmosphere where they usually burn up. In the night sky, a burning meteor traveling across the sky is referred to as a "shooting star" or "falling star." Sometimes weighing tons, if a meteor falls to earth impacting on the planetary surface, the meteor, then called a meteorite, leaves a crater. One famous meteor crater is in Arizona. Called the Barringer Crater, it is 4,150 feet (1,265 meters) wide and 570 feet (174 meters) deep.
a streak of light seen when small interplanetary particles hit the earth's atmosphere and burn up.
A fast moving mass from space traversing the atmosphere.
Extraterrestrial matter that becomes incandescent upon entering the earth's atmosphere.
An object from space that becomes glowing hot when it passes into Earth's atmosphere
Commonly known as shooting stars, these are small icy or rocky particles swept up by Earth and other planets as they orbit the sun. Meteor is also the spell that Sephiroth casts to destroy the planet in Final Fantasy VII. Pupperoni is meteor than other types of dog treats
The streak and flash of light in the sky that can be seen when a speck of space dust, a " meteoroid", burns up from the friction of falling through the Earth's air. Other common names for a meteor are "shooting star" and "falling star".
Also known as a "shooting star" or "falling star", is a bright streak of light in the sky caused by leftover fragments of comets burning up in our atmosphere. Comets leave behind a trail of dust and ice in their journey round the Sun. Sometimes the Earth crosses this trail, and then these comet fragments burn up in our atmosphere.
Also known as a "shooting star" or "falling star", is a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a meteorite as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.
A bright streak of light produced by a small fragment of rock or metal that burns up as it enters the atmosphere.
If a piece of a comet or asteroid falls to Earth, as it heats up and passes through our atmosphere it is called a meteor. If it survives to land on Earth, it's called a meteorite.
a heated glowing extraterrestrial body that moves through the atmosphere, having not yet hit the ground; friction between it and the atmosphere heats its surface and ionizes atmospheric molecules; a visual phenomenon (fireball, light trail) produced by a meteoroid entering the atmosphere at high velocity; a.k.a. 'shooting star'.
a flash of light that occurs when a meteoroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere; also popularly known as a shooting star
meteoroid flashing through the atmosphere (a "shooting star").
A small particle of rock or dust that burns away in the Earth's atmosphere. Meteors are also referred to as shooting stars.
A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere
bright streak of light in the sky caused by the entry into Earth's atmosphere. It is produced when a meteoroid burns up in Earth's upper atmosphere.
(also "shooting star" or "falling star") a bright streak of light in the sky caused by the entry into Earth's atmosphere of a meteoroid or a small icy particle. Very large, bright ones are called fireballs.
a small or medium-size rock from space that has entered a planet's atmosphere but has not reached the ground.
The luminous phenomenon observed when a small piece of solid matter enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up; popularly called a "shooting star."
Meteoroids which burn up in the atmosphere of a space body, such as the Earth, prior to impacting on the surface.
The bright flash of light when a meteor burns up in the earth's atmosphere, also called a shooting star. When a piece of this material which reaches the ground, it is called a meteorite. It is sometimes called a shooting star.
The light phenomenon which results from the entry into the Earth's atmosphere of a solid particle from space (a meteoroid). Popularly referred to as shooting stars or falling stars.
The light resulting from the transition of a solid particle (meteoroid) from space through the Earth's atmosphere, commonly called a "shooting star" or "falling star."
A small bit of matter heated by friction to incandescent vapor as it falls into the atmosphere
A bright streak in the sky that is seen when a meteoroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere (sometimes called a shooting star).
The bright streak of light in the sky that we can see when a meteoroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode.
The luminous phenomenon seen when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, commonly known as a shooting star.
In particular, the light phenomenon which results from the entry into the Earth's atmosphere of a solid particle from space. See also: Fireball, Meteor Shower, Meteorite, Meteoroid
the light phenomenon produced by a meteoroid experiencing frictional heating when entering a planetary atmosphere; also used for the glowing meteoroid itself. If particularly bright, it is described as a fireball.
A body of matter that enters the Earth's atmosphere from space. While traveling through the atmosphere, these objects begin to burn because of friction and are sometimes seen as luminous streaks in the sky by ground observers. Many of these objects burn up completely and never reach the Earth's surface.
The light given off by a heated, glowing object streaking through Earth's atmosphere, but not yet having hit the surface (which would be the meteorite).
Brief streak of light seen in the night sky when a speck of dust burns up as it enters the upper atmosphere. Also known as a shooting star or falling star.
aka Shooting Star - Streaks of light made when meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere.
Commonly called a shooting star. It is a piece of fast moving debris e.g. dust or fragment of rock that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere because of friction with the air. A meteor shower is a display of meteors that seem to come from the same point (more or less) in the sky. They do so because they are travelling in similar paths through space. They are believed to be debris from the wake of comets travelling through the Solar System.
A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earth's (or another body's) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star.
Meteor (1979) is a film in which scientists detect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth and struggle with international, cold war politics in their efforts to prevent disaster. The movie starred Sean Connery.
The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds.