A Visitor from Space					

Did you ever see a shooting star at night? That streak of light is not a star at all. It is a large space rock called a meteor. Meteors come in all sizes. Some are the size of a car or a football field. Others can be many miles across. Very small meteors fall harmlessly to earth all the time.

Larger meteors fall toward earth, too. Most of them burn up many miles above the ground. This makes a very bright light in the sky. Then, people may hear a giant BOOM. This loud noise can make buildings shake and windows break. Small pieces of rock might fall to the ground, too, but people are rarely hurt.








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