Asteroids, Comets & Meteors: What’s the Difference?

There are millions of giant rocks hurtling around the the solar system. Some of them stay in the cosmos and others penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere. So how do you tell the difference between different types of space rocks?

The universe is kind of complicated, but Seeker has you covered. Each week, we’ll break down complex space terminology and phenomena using a very high tech medium… papier-mâché. You can get all kind of crafty in the cosmos with new episodes of Galactic Glossary every Wednesday.

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[MiggeX]

Thanks for not making this a 10 minute video

[ThePrinceofParthia]

The graphic at 0:27 is wrong. A comet's tail is always on the further side of the comet from the sun, because it is caused by the solar wind picking up the comet's debris and pushing it away.

[criz]

Saw a a shooting star while at work last night and was arguing with a co-worker about what it was technically called.

12 hours later - This video comes out!

[frostshon]

this one it's really good I like the animation style

[CbinRs]

Short. Informational. And directly to the point. Love it. Thank you

[thenumbersofpi]

Comets: a sign that you can wish
Asteroids: goes around the earth once in a while
Meteorite: dude, it's gonna kill us all...

[jamespurks]

Very interesting and informative video. I have subscribed and look forward to more of them.

[akin]

Short and sweet. Very nice explanation

[Nufuckingway]

Meteroids doesn't burn up primarily through friction though (even though it's partly because of it), but rather that compressed gas becomes extremely warm, like when somethings slams into our atmosphere

[timyakabowich]

I wish it was 60 minute video...fascinating!

[justinj.]

The video at the end you recommend to check out doesn't display in my YouTube app?

[kissutyi]

Hi Seeker! It might have been an old video from another channel but anyways they talked about Earth's gravity and that it differs based on the amount of matter under the surface and that a satellite noticed that on one point (around antarktica) the gravity is way stronger than it is on other parts of Earth and there might be something bigger umder the ice. So researchers went there and checked what it is and they did find a giant crater (not sure how to write it sorry) So they say that it migh have been caused by a giant meteorit. What im trying to say is that i would be really happy (and I guess many others) if you'd do a bit of research and tell us about what is happening.

Edit.: Don't kill me for any mistakes I made my native langeuge is not English.

[alexmead]

I had to watch this video for my science work during quarantine and I found it very usefull and informative !!!

[AlexCFaulkner]

I enjoy the short video with nice graphics

[philwesom]

Its great...i just learned a new thing..

[AYFlaws]

Any chance of A Ian O Neal ( sorry for spelling mistakes) return on these space episodes?

[TinchoX]

Silly animation but actual useful information.

[nickopeters]

0:27 Ouch! Comets' tails ALWAYS point AWAY from THE SUN, because they are swept in that direction by THE SOLAR WIND--; there is no AIR in front of the Comet to "sweep" the gaseous envelope surrounding it BEHIND the Comet, as you have shown it--.
(Unless you just animated it this way to make it seem better visually "readable" to young children).

[Ice.muffin]

You know what's strange? I watched this video today, and then a few hours later watched Kimi no nawa, totally unaware of the content of that movie o.o.. I was quite mind-blown by the coincidence.

[NewMessage]

The Leonids are coming up.. * rubs hands *