Shooting star refers to a

meteor A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as micr ...

. Shooting star may also refer to:

Film, television, and theater

* ''Shooting Star'' (2015 film), a 2015 Bulgarian short film * ''Shooting Star'' (2020 film), a 2020 Canadian short film * ''Shooting Stars'' (British TV series), a British comedy television show * ''Shooting Stars'' (Singaporean TV series), a 2005 Singaporean TV drama * ''Shooting Star'' (animated series), a 2020 television series by

41 Entertainment 41 Entertainment LLC (41E) is a privately held American animation company that develops, produces, and distributes popular television shows. Allen Bohbot is the founder and managing director of 41E. History Allen Bohbot founded Bohbot Kids Netwo ...

* Star Trek: Phaser Strike (called ''Shooting Star'' in Germany, Italy and UK), a 1979 video game for the Microvision * "Shooting Stars" (''CSI''), a 2005 sixth-season episode of ''CSI'' * ''Shooting Star'', a play by Steven Dietz * ''Shooting Stars'', a play by

Molly Newman Molly Newman is a television writer and producer from Evansville, Indiana, who is most known for work on shows such as ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Frasier'', '' Murphy Brown'', '' Tracey Takes On...'', '' Maximum Bob'', and '' Brothers & Sister ...

* ''Shooting Stars'' (1927 film), a 1927 British drama film * ''Shooting Stars'' (1950 film), a 1950 film * ''Shooting Stars'' (1952 film), a 1952 West German drama film * ''Shooting Stars'' (1983 film), a 1983 television film, starring Billy Dee Williams * ''Shooting Stars'' (1997 film) (('), a 1997 French comedy produced by

Richard Sadler Richard Sadler (born March 18, 1947, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Producer (film), producer, scenarist and Director (film), film director. Biography Filmography As a producer * 1984 in film, 1984 : ''The Gunrunner (1983 film), The Gu ...

* "Shooting Star" (''Glee''), a 2013 episode of the television show ''Glee'' * Shooting Stars Award, annually presented to 10 young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival * The ''Shooting Star'', the name of Racer X's car in ''Mach GoGoGo'' media * ''Shooting Stars'' (South Korean TV series), a 2022 television series

Literature

*''Shooting Stars'', a 2016 novel by

Brian Falkner Brian Falkner (born 20 July 1962) is a novelist who was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He has one brother and two sisters. He attended The University of Auckland and studied Computer Science. He attained a diploma of journalism from the Auckl ...

*''Shooting Star'', a 1958 novel by

Robert Bloch Robert Albert Bloch (; April 5, 1917September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small ...

* ''Shooting Star'' (Temple novel), by Australian Peter Temple * '' The Shooting Star'', a 1942 Tintin adventure *

Shooting Star (comics) Shooting Star is a comic book superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Bill Mantlo and penciller Sal Buscema and first appeared in '' Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #265 (November 1 ...

, a character from Marvel Comics

Music

* Shooting Star (band), a rock band from Kansas City, Missouri

Albums

* ''Shooting Star'' (Elkie Brooks album), 1978 * ''Shooting Star'' (Shooting Star album), 1980 * ''Shooting Stars'' (album), a 1979 album by Dollar * ''Shooting Star'' (EP), a 2012 EP by Owl City, and the title song

Songs

Verities & Balderdash ''Verities & Balderdash'' is the fourth studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1974. (see 1974 in music). "Cat's in the Cradle" was Chapin's highest-charting single, finishing at number 38 for the year on the 1974 ...

'' *"Shooting Star" by Dollar, from the album '' Shooting Stars'' *"Shooting Star" by the Australian band Expatriate, from the 2007 album '' In the Midst of This'' *"Shooting Star" by Riyu Kosaka, from the 2003 album '' BeForU'' *"Shooting Star" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, from the 1966 film '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' *"Shooting Star" by

Órla Fallon Órlagh Fallon (born 24 August 1974), professionally known as Órla Fallon, is an Irish singer, songwriter and former member of the group Celtic Woman and the chamber choir Anúna. Early life and education Fallon was born in Knockananna, Irelan ...

, from the 2009 album '' Distant Shore'' *"Shooting Star" by Elliott Smith, from the 2004 album '' From a Basement on the Hill'' *"Shooting Stars" by Amy Diamond, from the 2005 album ''

This Is Me Now ''This Is Me Now'' is Swedish singer Amy Diamond's first studio album. It was released on 18 May 2005 by Bonnier Amigo Music Group. Four singles were released from the album, the most successful being "What's in It for Me", which topped the cha ...

'' *"Shooting Star" by everset, Kamen Rider Meteor's theme on the series ''Kamen Rider Fourze'' *"The Shooting Star" by Gojira, from the 2016 album ''

Magma Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natural sa ...

'' *"Shooting Star" by ''

VIXX VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of fi ...

'' from the 2016 album Kratos *"Shooting Star" by Gene Clark from the 1973 album '' Roadmaster'' *"Shooting Star" by MUNA

Science and mathematics

Hypervelocity star In astronomy, stellar kinematics is the observational study or measurement of the kinematics or motions of stars through space. Stellar kinematics encompasses the measurement of stellar velocities in the Milky Way and its satellites as well as ...

, a type of star that moves at unusually high velocities across the galaxy * ''Primula'' sect. ''Dodecatheon'', a group of herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Primula'' * ''

Primula pauciflora ''Primula pauciflora'', the pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star or prairie shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. It is a widespread and very variable species, nat ...

'', also known as pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star and prairie shooting star

Sport

Shooting Stars F.C. Shooting Stars Sports Club (often nicknamed 3SC or ''Oluyole Warriors'') is a Nigerian professional football club based in Ibadan. History The club was one of the founders of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972, when they were called ''WNDC Iba ...

, a Nigerian football club *

NBA All-Star Weekend Shooting Stars Competition The Shooting Stars competition was a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest during All-Star Weekend that was held on the Saturday before the All-Star Game. It involved a current NBA player, a WNBA player, and a retired NBA player competing ...

, a basketball competition * A professional wrestling aerial technique

Transportation

* P-80 Shooting Star, a United States Army Air Forces jet fighter *

T-33 Shooting Star The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then d ...

, an American-built jet trainer * ''Shooting Star'' (clipper), an extreme clipper ship built in 1851 * Another 1851 extreme clipper, USS ''Ino'', which served in the Civil War. It was renamed ''Shooting Star'' in 1867. * A BR 'Britannia' class steam locomotive * A GWR Star Class, steam locomotive * A logo displayed on many '' Hokutosei'' locomotives, including: ** JNR Class DD51, a diesel-hydraulic locomotive type operated in Japan since 1962 **

JR Freight Class EF510 The is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement multi-voltage AC/ DC electric locomotive type operated by JR Freight and East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan since 2002. , the fleet consists of 40 locomotives (24 EF510-0s and 16 EF510-500s), all ...

, a multi-voltage AC/DC electric locomotive type operated in Japan since 2002

Other uses

Shooting Star (spacecraft) Shooting star refers to a meteor. Shooting star may also refer to: Film, television, and theater Film * ''Shooting Star'' (2015 film), a 2015 Bulgarian short film * ''Shooting Star'' (2020 film), a 2020 Canadian short film * ''Shooting Star ...

, an expendable cargo module for the

Dream Chaser Dream Chaser is an American reusable lifting-body spaceplane being developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems. Originally intended as a crewed vehicle, the Dream Chaser Space System is set to be produced after the cargo varian ...

spacecraft *

Shooting Star (drone) The Shooting Star is a quadcopter drone designed for light shows by Intel. It is constructed of Styrofoam and lightweight plastics; and it has built-in light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for display purposes. Large numbers of Shooting Star drones can be ...

, quadcopter drone by Intel *

Tecumseh Tecumseh ( ; October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and ...

(1768–1813), whose Shawnee name has been translated as Shooting Star * Shooting Star Casino, in Minnesota *

Bay 101 Bay 101 is a cardroom in San Jose, California. Like other California cardrooms, Bay 101 offers poker cash games and tournaments as well as special "California" style table games. Bay 101 is perhaps best known for hosting the Bay 101 Shooting Star ...

Shooting Star, a World Poker Tour tournament *

Shooting star (candlestick pattern) In technical analysis, a shooting star is interpreted as a type of reversal pattern presaging a falling price. The Shooting Star looks exactly the same as the Inverted hammer, but instead of being found in a downtrend it is found in an uptrend an ...

, in finance *

Shooting Star Tommy Gun The Shooting Star Tommy Gun is a pneumatic machine gun manufactured by Shooting Star Inc. It was invented by Charles A. Feltman, the grandson of Charles Feltman, often credited as the inventor of the hot dog in Coney Island, New York with young ...

, a carnival amusement game * ''Shooting Star'', Ace's aircraft from the arcade games ''TwinBee Yahho!'' and ''

Sexy Parodius is a 1996 horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Konami. It is the fifth installment of the ''Parodius'' series. Like the rest of the series, it is a parody of the ''Gradius'' series and other Konami games. It also contains sexua ...