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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I really like 👍🏿 listening 👂 to science 🧬 live .
Some meteors that are big breaks in to pieces because it sets on fire, and same with a small meteor but they burn so they don’t hit the earth. Also a another thing that I think is cool is how they used nuclear power to make submarines where they don’t need to come up to the surface and get fuel and oxygen it is very cool that submarines or now stealthier. The solar system is very interesting and important.
I really enjoyed this video. Also can generations see the same shooting star, also are shooting stars whole or fragments?
It’s so cool to look up at the stars! I go outside every day and look at them. There are all different types of star. They can be white, blue, red, and yellow. And that is why star can be so cool to look at!
I have always loved space since I was little, so this was very interesting to me!
I love shooting stars if i had to wish on a shooting star i would wish that my grandma could come to VA!
I love shooting stars and i wish i could see them, i always miss them!
Shooting stars are so pretty
How can we spot a mediorite ?
I love shooting stars they make me happy, and I didn’t know this much about them it’s so cool thank you so much.
Shooting stars are soo beautiful im going to Alaska for my birthday next month
So cool
Everytime I see a shooting star I make a wish, I really like them !
Thank you! My 4yo loves space❤️
Science fascinates me!
What are meteorites made up of?
I love the shooting star they are Bright with different colors, be careful looking at the shooting stars
I’ve always loved space since I was little, my dream is to be an astronomer! So this episode was really interesting to me💫
Dr.B you are so smart and I love shooting stars 🤩🌠🌠🌟
I love shooting stars, they’re really cool, and it was super fun to learn about them
thank you for teaching us this!
Space has always been so cool to me
I live in Alaska and I see the northern lights every night! so this is midlevel.
i love these videos they make me happy
I saw a shooting star and made a wish and it came true 3 years later!!!
This is SO cool!
🤯 🤯🤯🤯🤯 that was a cool video!!!!!
Love this!!!!!
This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I like watching the stars. I live in the state of Nevada. Even though I live next to a city, Las Vegas, I have a clear look of the stars. I’ve seen the constelations like the big dipper, cancer, and the little dipper. It’s super cool.
I love this video! ⭐️❤️🩷🩷❤️⭐️
I wish I lived where the sky was clear to see meteor showers!
I’ve never seen a shooting star.😥
What do they look like?
I love Learning about shooting stars ⭐️and I love these videos!
I loved this episode! It was published a while ago but it seemed really interesting.
SO COOL
This is cool!
Fools gold is a very pretty rock my mom actually has some and a lot of other types rocks. I think meteors are really cool and interesting
This is cool.
Think about it… If we think that there are aliens👽 out of our solar system, that means that the aliens that we think of; think of us as aliens, although we think/ know that we aren’t aliens.🤯🤔
Isn’t crazy that we are just floating around on a Little Rock (Earth) in space.
I am the mother but I greatly enjoy these with my children.
I have been so excited about learning about space. This was on fire.
YEAH! I am so happy to be here.
Love this.
I’ve always been interested in what makes shooting stars look like they’re moving so fast!
This is awesome!
I think this is really cool!
its cool because its not hard to understand
This is so cool!
I love science! Very interesting about submarines
Cool video
I want to look back in time.. but sometimes not!!
What is the best time of night or condition to see a shooting star?
i love it
Cool video
I wanna be a Astronaut when I grow up!
Awesome video
Science is my fav
I love shooting Stars
Amazing! 😊
meteors are so cool.
The fact that they talked about submarines, one of my favorite vehicles, fascinate me about its history and origin.
I’m fascinated by this episode! I was very curious about meteorites before and know I know so much more. Thank you.
Science is THE BEST!
This is neat!
Awesome!
Thank you
That was kind of fun.
I agree.😎
Science is so cool.
What are the primary differences between meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites, and how does the speed of a meteoroid affect its visibility and the resulting meteor’s brightness?
It was very interested to learn about the submarine
Science is fun
Looking forward to the next meteor shower
Cool
I love to go out at night and look at the sky.
meteorites are really cool to learn about