Asteroid vs Meteor What's The Difference ☄️

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]This is an asteroid, and this is a meteor. [music] What's the difference?

[00:00:04]An asteroid is a rocky object that travels through space, usually orbiting the sun. A meteor is the bright streak of light created when a space rock enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up.

[00:00:15]Difference: an asteroid is in space, a meteor is what you see when it enters Earth's atmosphere. Did you know the difference? Hit like and subscribe for more interesting facts and explanations.