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Meteors are made up of rocks and ice and dust from space where as shooting stars are falling stars.

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Which of these objects reflect light and which emit light Comets Asteroids Planets Sun Meteors Stars?

Objects that reflect light include planets, asteroids, and comets. The Sun emits light as it is a star. Meteors are visible as they burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, reflecting some light. Stars emit their own light through fusion reactions.


Why are meteors mistakenly called shooting stars and what are they are made of?

Meteors are just bits of dust, dirt or debris in space that enter Earth's atmosphere. They are often from comets. As they enter our atmosphere they burn up and fly through it. They look like stars shooting through the sky, hence the common names shooting stars or falling stars.


Is it true that shooting stars appear at the middle of the night?

They can appear in the middle of the night. Shooting stars can pass at anytime, they don't happen only at that time. You are actually more likely to see meteors in the pre-dawn hours of the morning, with 6 AM usually being the peak time.


What an is a rocky object that orbits the sun between the planets?

The answer is meteors


What is the difference between young stars old stars and dead stars?

Young stars are newly formed stars, often bright and hot, that are still in the early stages of their life cycle. Old stars are stars that have aged and passed the main sequence phase, becoming cooler and larger. Dead stars refer to objects that were once stars but have reached the end of their life cycle, such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes.