Question

What are shooting stars ?
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Answer 1

Answer:-

The sand-sized grains of dust sometimes slam into the thin air that surrounds the Earth, called the atmosphere, where they get hot very quickly. As the dust grains burn up, they leave bright streaks of light across the night sky. These streaks are called meteors, often nicknamed 'shooting stars' or 'falling stars'.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shooting stars, or meteors, are caused by tiny specks of dust from space that burn up 65 to 135 km above Earth's surface as they plunge at terrific speeds into the upper atmosphere. The result is a meteor shower, a sudden spike in the number of shooting stars.