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Parent24 is republishing Curious Kids, a series for children, with permission under a Creative Commons license.


What makes a shooting star fall? – Katelyn, age 7, Adelaide.


What makes stars fall, and are they really stars that come down to Earth or are they something else? 

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If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au.

Imagine This is a coproduction between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, and is based on articles from their Curious Kids series.

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