A body of matter that enters the Earth's atmosphere from space. While traveling through the atmosphere, these objects begin to burn because of friction and are sometimes seen as luminous streaks [..]

late 15c., "any atmospheric phenomenon," from Middle French meteore (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin meteorum (nominative meteora), from Greek ta meteora "the celestial phenomena [..]

A small particle of rock or dust that burns away in the Earth's atmosphere.  Meteors are also referred to as shooting stars.

Mass of extraterrestrial rock that gets pulled in to the earth's gravitational pull. Some meteors can be seen streaking across the atmosphere before they burn up or land on earth. These are known [..]

rocky debris from space that enters Earth's atmosphere. Also called a shooting star or falling star. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

A series of operational polar-orbiting meteorological satellites launched by the former Soviet Union since 1969. There have been three series of Meteor satellites, Meteor-1, Meteor-2, and Meteor-3. Me [..]

Any of the small particles of matter in the solar system that are directly observable only by their incandescence from frictional heating on entry into the atmosphere. Click for citation

A bright streak of light in the sky caused when a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The streak of light is produced from heat generated by the meteoroid traveling into the Earth’s atmosphere. [..]

a piece of rock travelling in space, often called a shooting star

A bright streak of light in the sky caused when a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The streak of light is produced from heat generated by the meteoroid traveling into the Earth’s atmosphere. [..]

Brief streak of light seen in the night sky when a speck of dust burns up as it enters the upper atmosphere. Also known as a shooting star or falling star.

A brief streak of light caused by a small piece of solid matter entering Earth’s atmosphere at tremendous speed (typically 20 to 40 miles per second). Also called a “shooting star.” If material survives the trip through the atmosphere, it’s called a meteorite after landing on Earth’s surface.

Meteoroids which burn up in the atmosphere of a space body, such as the Earth, prior to impacting on the surface.

A meteoroid that burns as it travels through Earth's atmosphere leaving a streak of light made of hot gases.

A metallic or stony object that burns up as it passes through the Earth?s atmosphere and appears to be a ?shooting star.?

A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere is known as a meteor. If you’ve ever looked up at the sky at night and seen a streak of light or ‘shooting star’ what you are actu [..]

Commonly called 'shooting stars', meteors are tiny specks of dust which the Earth sweeps into in its orbit. These dust grains enter the Earth's atmosphere at up to 70km per second - ver [..]

The path made when a small particle of interplanetary dust entering our atmsophere burns up.

SP Commonly called 'shooting stars', meteors are tiny specks of dust which the Earth sweeps into in its orbit. These dust grains enter the Earth's atmosphere at up to 70km per second - [..]

A meteoroid during the time it is giving off light. Also called a shooting star.

(n) (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere(n) a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosp [..]

a chunk of rock from space that burns up as it travels through the Earth’s atmosphere.

The former Soviet Union's series of polar orbiting weather satellites. The Meteor satellites transmit images in a system compatible with the NOAA polar-orbiting satellites.

A meteoroid which is in the process of entering Earth's atmosphere. It is called a meteorite after landing.

The visible light in the sky produced when a meteoroid or small asteroid passes through Earth's atmosphere (can also refer to the glowing meteoroid itself).

Mass of extraterrestrial rock that gets pulled in to the earth's gravitational pull. Some meteors can be seen streaking across the atmosphere before they burn up or land on earth. These are known [..]

The phenomenon occurring when a solid particle from space enters the earth’s atmosphere and is heated to incandescence by friction of the air. A meteor whose brightness does not exceed that of Venus ( [..]

A flash of light that occurs when a meteoroid burns up in earth’s atmosphere, also known as shooting star.

A bright streak of light in the sky caused when a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The streak of light is produced from heat generated by the meteoroid traveling into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Meteoroid as it enters the terrestrial atmosphere where it heats, triggering the shooting star phenomenon.

meteor (streak of light caused by extraterrestrial matter entering the atmosphere)