meteors

Profiles the smaller, free-ranging bodies that circle the Sun, providing information on their origins, make-up, and the threat they pose to Earth.

A quiet rural community is dramatically changed when a meteor crashes down in the front yard of the Gaw family.

Briefly discusses the composition and position of comets, asteroids, and meteors.

Presents information on the different types of celestial matter known as asteroids, comets, and meteors and on what scientists learned from the impact of a comet on the surface of Jupiter.

Explains the nature of meteors or "shooting stars" and how they are different from real stars.

Presents an investigation of comets, asteroids, and meteoroids and meteors, discussing what they are, what they are made from, where they orbit, and their impact on the Earth. Includes a glossary and resources for further study.

Describes what meteors and micrometeors are, and describes the different types of meteorites, including lunar and martian meteorites, and how meteorites form craters.

Provides an introduction to comets, covering where they come from, how they travel, their importance to astronomers, as well as their relationship to meteor showers.

Explains the wonders of space, comets, asteroids, extraterrestrial objects, and meteors.

Text and illustrations explain what comets and meteors are, and how they move through space and the earth's atmosphere.