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/planetarium/wp-content/uploads/sites/543/2026/04/Shooting_Stars_16x9-Keynote-QRcode-scaled.jpg25601440Many know shooting stars as striking trails of light, but their name is misleading since they are neither shooting nor stars. These streaks of light, also known as meteors, are caused by fragments of either comets or asteroids. Find out …