Meteorites: The Science Behind Shooting Stars
April 24, 2024 • EPISODE 219
Discover the science behind shooting stars and meteorites in this illuminating episode of ScienceLIVE. Explore how light years work and how light travels across vast distances. Find out what it would mean to travel faster than light and how it could let us look back in time. Plus, hear from an Acellus student who discovered not one, but two meteorites!
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so cool!
This was so intriguing, space seems unreal.
I love ❤️ science!!!
We can see stars clearly from where I live, and my mom saw a meteorite over the winter.
This was neat.
I’ve seen a few shooting stars and always wondered about how and why they shot through the sky.
I’ve seen a shooting star
Wow! Science is so cool!!
I love when I see shooting stars!
I have loved everything about space and the night sky for my entire life. Thank you for sharing.
This is amazing!!!!
My family and I enjoy gazing at the night sky, both with our naked eyes and through my brother’s telescope. We often challenge each other to spot the most “shooting stars.” Some nights, we see plenty, while on others, the sightings are fewer.
This was cool to watch, and I know a LOT about minerals and stuff
How do we know when a meteorite shower is going to happen?
I enjoyed too. Thank you. -Brady 8th grade
Thank you
The world won’t be this great without science
That is amazing!!!
I love to go outside at night and stargaze! 😀
this very funny someday I wish I can go to planet pojet
Wow! This is very interesting to watch! I’d love to see a shooting star in person someday!
That was a very good video.
This was really interesting!
🌠Wow! I love learning about science and stars they are so fascinating
I always see shooting stars but maybe they are just satellites. Anyways outer space is my favorite thing to learn about ever
I love learning about space(planets, stars, meteors, black holes etc…), for me its one of the most interesting topics there is to learn in science. I hope we someday find aliens too, I think it would be cool.
Amazing!!! It was so fun to learn with acellus!
this is cool
This was cool.
I like learning about space.
wow this is soooo cool!
That was really cool
This was a cool lesson
I wish I can one day see a shooting star
HI cool i love stars
Boris is someone to look up to!
I like learning about space
I really loved this live stream. I am now way more interested in meteorites.
I love watching the stars.
thats so cool
Its cool how many minerals are in a meteorites.
never knew meteorites were so interesting.
That’s so cool the rock turns pink, gold and copper colors with 3 colors on one rock. It’s amazing.
Super cool video! It’s really interesting
I love the facts about the stars I love astrology.
The submarine was cool to Just kinda seeing how they use to be then going out today and seeing the ones now is cool
the color changing minerals was magnificant
I love history with Mr. Todd and I love watching tobias bye.
Space is good I love nature more.
What exact minerals are in meteorites? That is really cool thanks for making the videos they are always amazing!
I love to do Acllus social studis Mr Todd
the minerals changing colors was super cool
I love the videos
What kind of minerals are found in meteors?🤔
I love stars
stars are cool
The rock and flashlight experiment was neat. i can’t believe the minerals made it turn pink.
I love space! Its so fascinating to learn about what’s in our universe.
Wow the rocks look sooo cool
I like stars.
I like seeing shooting stars and so this is very interesting to me!
This was really interesting, I think this has sparked a new found interest in astronomy
Great video, I read that there are three different categories of meteorites.
i love shooting stars there so pretty and unique
It’s amazing how many stars and planets there that we haven’t discovered yet. Do you think there could be another species out there?
Do you know what meteorites are made of?
Shooting stars are so cool
I like the pyrite!
I never knew meteorites were so interesting, shooting stars are more than just inspiring things to look at in the sky.
How can you tell the difference between a meteorite and a rock?
How fast do shooting stars shoot?
Shooting stars are cool
space and shooting stars are so interesting!
How else do scientists find out if its a metiorite or not?
shooting stars are so pretty !
I like to go up in space one day
i like to learn new things about outer space
I want to go to outer space when I grow up
I love shooting 🌠 stars!!
Space is so interesting! Meteorites are really cool.
Meteorites are so fascinating, and cool to learn about.
space is so pretty!
space is so cool!
I really liked this episode definitely one of my favorites!
I loved hearing from Boris!
Meteorites are very cool and fascinating
Love the videos
How do you tell a meteorite from a normal rock?
How do you find meteorites?
they are like rocks just bigger and moving so fast they can light on fire
Wow never knew meteorites were so interesting!
What is the biggest thing in our solar system? If you find out, how big is it, and what is it?
I love space！I would love to experience microgravity one day！
I saw a shooting star this past weekend while camping with my family!
Meteorites are interesting
I went to see a meteorite one day
I love learning about space!
SO cool!
I never knew meteorites were so interesting!
Are the sailors on a nuclear submarine affected in anyway from the radiation?
Is there nuclear waste from the submarine?
This was another amazing live!
Pretty kool
what if a shooting star comes to a sudden stop
How many shooting stars and there in a year I wonder?
I’ve seen an eclipse, but I’ve never seen a meteorite, hope that I will eventually!
I see lots of shooting stars where I live.
shooting stars are so beautiful !
Shooting stars are definitely interesting. Listening to music while looking up at the sky trying to see one is a lot of fun!
you think a shooting star could land on earth
Would love to see an actual one someday!
Outerspace is full of wonder for sure! How amazing our Creator is!
Can a shooting star land on earth?
I found this episode truly fascinating and enjoyed learning about shooting stars!
Are meteorites made out of materials that can be found on earth or are they made out of something thats not found on earth?
that is so cool because i really love space.
Shooting Stars are so interesting.
I saw a shooting star this summer while camping.
that’s amazing… i love space!
Wow that is so cool to learn Space has always been so fascinating to me.
I see shooting star ever so often in the summer time., so amazing
I think meteorites look beautiful in pictures.I wish I could see one in real life!🩷
Excited to learn about space!
Space is truly fascinating
I saw a shooting star in Zion National Park while stargazing at night.
The universe is amazing!
Has anyone found new substances in a meteorite? Maybe even diamond or other metals like gold or silver but could there possibly be any materials that isn’t found on Earth inside the meteorite?
It is interesting to think of shooting stars as a part of science since it seems like they are portrayed as a thing of fantasy! Thank you for this informative science live!
shooting stars are cool !
i loved learning about shooting stars and meteorites.
This made me want to learn more about how things work in space!!
Shooting stars are so cool. I’ve never seen one in person before.
I never knew that about radio frequencies!
Where might a meteor hit?
Shooting stars are cool when you get to see them.
I love learning about outer space especially shooting stars
Stars are awesome !
Meteorites are cool and interesting and mind blowing too!🤯😎😎
How can you exactly tell where Meteorites will hit, and and the time?
I just thought we could make wishes on shooting stars. They’re way cooler than I ever thought.
Wow shooting stars are awesome!
What does planet X look like?
I loved hearing you guys speak about the universe that we live in because it’s so fascinating to me that we’re surrounded by stars and space and a moon, meteors, the sun. So amazing thanks guys
Where might the meteorite hit?
Shooting stars are awesome!
This made me love shooting stars even more.
What does Planet X look like?
how are stars formed
I loved learning about Meteorites! Also. Meteorites are fascinating! Did you know that they are remnants of asteroids or comets that survive the journey through Earth’s atmosphere and land on our planet? Some meteorites can even contain tiny diamonds! 💎✨
What happens when a shooting star hits the ground?
I love space. what about you
Shooting stars are so amazing! I wonder what would happen when one hits the ground.
I loved the discussion on nuclear reactors and the submarines. My aunt went to the USNA and was invited to attend Nuclear Power School. She agrees about her fear of working around uranium but was confident in the safety of the reactor. Great lesson
I cannot wait to be an astrophysicist.
I liked learning about shooting stars.
how do stars form?
What actually happens when a shooting star hits the ground?
i really which i could go to space one day.
It was interesting how and why the nuclear reactors came into being the power for the submarines?
I enjoy these Science Lives, so cool!
Very interesting. I loved learning about this.
It’s very interesting😊😀😍😘 I love horses. 🐴🐎
How do you track a fireball?
I love to learn about the universe especially the stars and meteors going outside in the dark country to watch shooting stars
shooting stars are cool because they look like spaceships.
How many meteors have you been able to find?
i love crystals and want to collect more of them
Space is amazing.
I was really fascinated by this talk on Meteorites
I love space always have.
Meteorites are so neat
How did you guys figure out the science behind stars and the galaxy.
Man, it’s so interesting that there are space rocks out there worth trillions of dollars! Makes you wonder why there isn’t more rare minerals on earth…
Congratulations to Boris for following his dreams!!! I also thought it was really cool to see the crystal glow with the flashlight.
My mom just got me a telescope so i can’t wait to see space for myself!
Shooting Stars I love Shooting Stars My mom and I look for them all the time
I found it very interesting how meteorites can give us clues about the early solar system.