When a meteor reaches the earths atmosphere, it starts to burn due to friction. The glow produced due to its burning makes it look like a falling star(shooting star). Hence they are called shooting stars.
..is commonly called a shooting star.
It is a meteor.
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A Meteor.
it is called an Asteroid when it is in space and it is called a meteor when it enters earth atmosphere or a meteor could be called a shooting star
It's called a 'meteor', 'shooting star', 'falling star', etc.
A meteor is often called a 'shooting star' or 'falling star', after its appearance as a momentary streak of light in the night sky.
meteor A shooting star.
The "shooting star" part, the streak of light through the atmosphere, is a "meteor". Once it hits the Earth, it is called a "meteorite".
A Shooting star is not a star. It is a Meteor.
Supernovas. A 'shooting star' is not a star at all, it is a meteor glowing as it enters the earth's atmosphere.
A meteor, sometimes incorrectly called a shooting star or falling star.