A shooting star is a
A) violently erupting star ejecting matter rapidly away from it into interstellar space.
B) near-neighbor star moving rapidly across Earth's field of view.
C) large asteroid disintegrating near the Sun.
D) small piece of rocky or metallic debris burning up and glowing as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
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