Scientists estimate that about 48.5 tons of meteoritic material falls to earth each day, with the majority vaporized by Earth's atmosphere.
Space debris can have a range of names, including meteors, meteoroids and meteorites, depending on where it is seen in the sky.
NASA explained that meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. A meteor occurs when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Sometimes also referred to as a fireball or shooting star, they often capture attention as they vaporize and cause streaks of light across the sky.Pictures from the doorbell camera of one stargazer who was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a meteor that shot across the sky in England on January 9, 2023.When multiple meteors are encountered at once, they are referred to as meteor showers.
Meteor showers occur annually and at regular intervals as Earth passes through trails of dusty debris left by a comet. Usually named for a star or constellation close to where the meteors appear, the most famous of these is likely the"Looks like the start of War of the Worlds," Twitter user @streathamdave joked."The Martians have come."
Another viewer, @PTAJones, on Twitter wrote:"Saw it just after 8pm in the beautiful clear sky after a row at Portishead. Could see the trail of flames and smoke barreling out the back. Sublime."
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