the difference between comets, meteors, shooting stars
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Its almost just the naming.
Asteroid: Rock flying through space.
Meteor: Rock flying and burning through the atmosphere.
Shooting star: same as meteor, except it could also be (debris of) satellites instead of a rock.
Meteorite: The remains of the rock if it did not completely burn up and is now on the ground.
Comet: A rock which also has other stuff on it, like ice or gases which are expelled and create a visible tail if the comet comes close to the Sun and heats up.
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