Where I live it is pretty common to see "shooting stars" -- streaks of light in the sky at night. How big is a shooting star? Do they land on earth or do they burn up? Do they land on the ground as meteorites?
Meteor no one saw coming exploded over Earth with force of 10
Given comets are just dirty snowballs, how large would one typically have to be to survive entry into our atmosphere and reach the surface? - Quora
Planet killer' asteroid hiding in sun's glare could smash into
How big does a meteor have to be to become an asteroid? - Quora
In theory could an asteroid be large enough to, upon impacting the far side of the Moon, knock the Moon off present orbit and into an orbit that could slowly (say within
Meteoroid, Wookieepedia
Humanity Could Survive A 'Planet-Killer' Asteroid, A New Study Says
Meteors, Some Meteorite Information
Can a collision between an asteroid and earth change the orbit of the earth around the sun forever? - Quora
How is the orbit of a planet going to change if it gets hit by an asteroid? - Quora
Meteor, Wookieepedia
Space, HowStuffWorks
