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Shooting stars are all in our atmosphere, they are meteors.

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Can shooting stars go up?

No, shooting stars do not go up. Shooting stars, also known as meteors, are debris from space that enters Earth's atmosphere and appears as a streak of light as it burns up due to friction with the air. The perception of shooting stars moving across the sky is due to the Earth's rotation and the meteor's trajectory.


Why do people sometimes confuse meteors with shooting stars?

Shooting stars are meteors, however some people may believe that a shooting star is like a falling star. However stars are like our sun, remember so they cannot fall. When a star dies it will go supernova (explode). The nearest star to us is Beetle-juice, which will go supernova any day now to the next million years. When it goes supernova it will look like another sun in the sky.


How does the lack of atmosphere affect the temperatures on mercury?

Mercury has the thinnest atmosphere so the fast winds from blown up stars go to the thin atmosphere, it will be easier to get in and change the atmosphere


Where you can see shooting stars?

You can see shooting stars on any night of the year. Once it is dark enough, ideally away from street lights and other light sources, you have a chance of seeing them. They are caused by dirt and dust burning up in our atmosphere. At certain times of year we go through dirtier parts of space, resulting in more meteors and what we call meteor showers.


Is a shooting real?

Yes, shooting stars are real. I'm 16 and I've seen three in my life time. One from my porch and two from my friends back yard. Go out on a clear night when you can see the stars and be patient, you'll probably see one.


Can shooting stars go into a star?

No. So-called shooting stars or falling stars, are just bits of dirt, debris or dust that enter our atmosphere and burn up. They look like stars as they fly through our atmosphere, hence the names, though they are called meteors. Sometimes they will get through our atmopshere and land on Earth, when they are known as a meteoroid. That could never happen on a star. A star is much hotter than our atmosphere, so any dirt, debris or dust in space would be burnt up long before they reach the star, so could never go right into it.


Where does the stars go when its day time?

The stars doesn't go any where it just camouflage with the colour of the sky and sun.


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The names of the moons that go around mercury?

Mercury does not have any moons. It is one of the few planets in our solar system that does not have any natural satellites or moons orbiting around it.


What is the ratio of airplanes to shootings stars?

The number of commercial airline flights per day, worldwide is around the 93,000 mark. If we halve that, to account for the rougly 50/50 split of day/night time, that leaves us with approximately 46,500 flights per night, worldwide. According to most astonomers, there are millions of foreign objects entering the atmosphere (approximately 100 tonnes worth) each with the capability to become a 'shooting star' each day. For the purpose of arguement, lets say 3 million each day. Again, if this is halved, we are left with approximate 1.5 million shooting stars worldwide each night. Therefore, the ratio of airplanes to shooting stars worldwide, during night time hours, is 46,500 to 1,500,000. Therefore, it is over 30 times as likely that you will see a shooting star than an airplane on any given night. The morale of the story: Go outside and find a shooting star and stop wishing that airplanes are shooting stars.


Is there ever a shooting star in Texas?

Shooting stars happen every day. You just need to find a place with a nice dark sky and watch patiently. They happen more often later at night, after midnight is best. Also, there are times of year with "showers" in which they are much more common.