shooting star
noun
1
: a visual meteor appearing as a temporary streak of light in the night sky
2
: any of several North American perennial herbs (genus Primula, especially P. meadia) of the primrose family that have entire oblong leaves and showy flowers with reflexed petals
3
: one resembling a shooting star especially in sudden and temporary brilliance
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The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight, bringing a flurry of shooting stars to the night sky as Earth passes through the trail of debris shed by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Your naked eye should spot any lights, shooting stars and fireballs.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Over exposure , create shooting star risks.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Galaxies, nebulae, shooting stars, and the Milky Way’s luminous core shimmered all around me, while hundreds of white pinpricks sparkled overhead.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Your naked eye should spot any lights, shooting stars and fireballs.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Over exposure , create shooting star risks.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Galaxies, nebulae, shooting stars, and the Milky Way’s luminous core shimmered all around me, while hundreds of white pinpricks sparkled overhead.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Shooting star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting%20star. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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