Shooting star

A shooting star is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere.  A shooting star is also broken pieces of meteors that have become broken off in space.

Shooting star could also mean:
 Shooting Star (band), a rock band from Kansas City, MO
 Shooting Star (comics), a character from Marvel Comics
 P-80 Shooting Star, a United States Army Air Forces jet fighter
 T-33 Shooting Star,  an American-built jet trainer
 Shooting Star Children's Hospice, a UK children's charity

An album:
 Shooting Star (album), an album by the band of the same name
 Shooting Star (Elkie Brooks album), a 1978 album
The Shooting Star, an adventure from the comic book series Tintin

Shooting star may also be:
Dodecatheon, a genus of herbaceous flowering plants
 A professional wrestling aerial technique
 An award for young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival

See also:
 "Shooting Star" (song)
 Shooting Stars FC, a Nigerian football club
 Shooting Stars, a British comedy television show
 Shooting Stars (Singapore television series)
 "Shooting Stars" a poem by Carol Ann Duffy concerning the holocaust