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A Speeding Space Pebble
A shooting star looks like a star, but it is not one. It is a tiny rock or dust piece that gets very hot and glows as it races through the air.
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Examples
- A spark from a campfire zipping through the night air.
- A grain of sand getting hot on a sunny beach.
Key takeaways
- Shooting stars are tiny rocks or dust, not real stars.
- They glow because they get very hot in the air.
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