People sometimes call them shooting stars. A meteor that makes it through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface. The galaxy to which we belong. It is classified as a spiral galaxy. Nebulae Clouds of dust and gas that spread out over a vast area in space and are usually very beautiful.
Many nebulae are the birth place of stars.
The 8th planet from the Sun. Discovered in 1846. Check out our Neptune page Neutron Star A Neutron star is what is left after a supergiant star has exploded. It is a very small, spinning star. An enormous volcano on Mars and the largest known volcano in our Solar System.