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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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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29 Comments

  1. Sam Davis

    Why is it named Beetlegeuse?

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  2. Max Pula

    how big is the sun

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  3. Sadie Small

    Funny impression

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  4. Sadie Small

    I’ve seen Fools Gold. It’s pretty cool!

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  5. Elijah Lewis

    I am excited to see the new launch of science live!

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  6. Josiah lewis

    I really enjoyed learning about wave length and frequency! It was fascinating to learn that we cannot actually see violet

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  7. Skye Simoni

    I love the Science Live videos:)

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  8. Jacob Robertson

    I think it is cool that electricity can provide oxygen for submarines.

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  9. Dakota Bruce

    I cannot wait to see if we really discover Planet X, or if it really does not exist.

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  10. Noah Bush

    I really enjoyed this video; my favorite part was about the submarines and the boy who found 2 meteorites

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  11. Dillon Lampley

    Science videos are great

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  12. Dalton Lampley

    I love watching Science Live

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  13. Sherif Ray

    Are there anymore stuff out there in space that was never heard of?

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  14. Libby

    I really wonder if we will ever discover if planet x is real or not!

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  15. Bradley Fenton

    I love learning about space!

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  16. Keilany Erazo Zelaya

    This explains ALOT

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  17. Shoshanna

    shooting stars are very pretty

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  18. Ruth

    i really enjoy watching the science live videos

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  19. Anthony huitt

    These videos are really enjoyable and very interesting

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  20. Abigail Chaney

    you think Pluto will ever be reconsidered as a planet again

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  21. Ottoniel velez

    learning more about Pluto was very interesting.

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  22. Abigail Chaney

    he’s super lucky that he saw a meteorite

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  23. Uzziah Hill

    I wonder if we are going to discover new planets soon though.

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  24. Jamie

    Maybe we all can go IN PERSON?!

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  25. Christian Bryant

    I love that I get to learn more cool stuff that I never knew 🙂

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  26. Aria Sawyer

    Planet X seems cool.

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  27. Emily Morales

    i love live sciences

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  28. Janat bajwa

    I wonder if we will discover planet x or not. This video is so cool!

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  29. Tirut Chandarasupsang

    I love it

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