Meteor

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A meteor is a streak of light in the sky caused by a piece of rock or metal from space—called a meteoroid—burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds. When this space debris plunges through the atmosphere, friction with air molecules heats it to thousands of degrees, causing it to glow br…

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