shooting star is the piece of a meteor or other cosmic particle which, upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, leaves a light trail wherever it passes due to burning of your material.
Remembering that shooting stars are not actually stars, but celestial bodies (such as meteors or pieces of asteroids) that hit the planet's atmosphere.
Upon reaching the atmosphere, the average speed of the shooting star is 250,000 km/h. Most of them are completely disintegrated before reaching the ground, usually between 90 and 180 km above the Earth's surface.
By the way, from a scientific point of view, if the celestial body manages to reach the Earth's surface, its nomenclature changes, starting to be called meteorite. The term meteor or shooting star is usually used only for cosmic particles that completely defragment when they come into contact with the Earth's atmosphere.
Throughout human history, several symbolisms for the sighting of shooting stars, as being a good luck sign or of changes. But according to culture, shooting stars can also represent a bad omen, for example.
According to popular belief, people usually make a request whenever they see a shooting star. According to legend, the shooting star was believed to represent the exact moment when the gods were contemplate life on Earth and, in this case, it would be the ideal time to make them listen and fulfill the wishes of the people.
The word "shooting star" is translated into English as shooting star.
See also: meaning of Meteor and of the stars.
