- Meteors: Small rocky or metallic bodies that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, creating streaks of light; often called "shooting stars."
- Asteroids: Rocky objects that orbit the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter; larger than meteoroids but smaller than planets.
- Comets: Icy bodies that release gas and dust as they approach the Sun, forming a visible coma and sometimes a tail; originate from the outer solar system.
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