Probing Question: What are Shooting Stars?
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In the early morning darkness on April 15, 1912, as the R.M.S. Titanic was sinking in the freezing Atlantic, survivors witnessed a large number of streaking lights in the sky, which many believed to be the souls of their drowning loved ones passing to heaven.
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Exclusive interview: answers to 20 questions from the James Webb Space Telescope team - Big Think
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This mission to deep space could last a lifetime — or even more
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Next Stop: Shooting Stars
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NASA's exoplanet count tops 5,000: is there life out there? - AS USA
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I Didn't Know That!: Shooting Stars (U.S. National Park Service)
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Stargazing in May: The black secret in a galaxy's heart
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What Is a Shooting Star? - Owlcation
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Shooting Star Definition, Formation, Identification, & Strategies
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