Understanding the Differences Between Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets

Ignore the tabloids! All those 'close shaves' and 'killer asteroid' headlines are just written to sell papers. Here's some science to explain the differences between those space rocks.<br /><br />Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2GjvyNs<br />Join 25M followers on Facebook: https://bit.ly/32ogJCu<br />Follow IFLScience on Twitter: https://bit.ly/1NZUWFM<br />Follow IFLScience on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iflscience/<br /><br />Read More from us: http://www.iflscience.com <br /><br />And keep washing your hands.