# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CV2-nkNoHba
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73500172-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/67f74a21ea.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-11-04T15:31:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Don't forget to look up into the night sky every once in a while. 💫

Did you know, shooting stars aren't really stars at all! They're technically meteors that are moving through the Earth's atmosphere so quickly that they glow and eventually burn up completely. 

#EarthCapture by @deepskydude 

From the depths of black holes to mysterious alien worlds, journey into the darkest corners of the #Universe like never before. Find out where to watch in your region via the link in our bio.
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#space #galaxy #cosmos #stars #universe #bbcearth #earthloves #planets #solarsystem #shootingstars

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- **Views:** 998,415
- **Likes:** 135,000
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- **Comments:** 706

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## Tags

solarsystem, stars, cosmos, bbcearth, shootingstars, earthloves, earthcapture, planets, universe, space, galaxy

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