Falling star

Star falling into the aurora over the Kewaunee River.

Falling star or shooting star is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere to become a meteor. If a falling star survives impact with the Earth's surface, then it is called a meteorite.

Falling Star or variants may also refer to:

Film and TV, books and games

• The Falling Star (Der Fallende Stern) a 1950 German drama film directed by Harald Braun
• Requiem for a Falling Star, see List of Columbo episodes
• "Falling Star (The Outer Limits)", an episode of the television series The Outer Limits
• Falling Star, a section of Star Wars Tales Volume 4
• "Falling Star", an episode of the television series General Hospital: Night Shift
• The House on Falling Star Hill, a children's fantasy novel by Michael Molloy
• Falling Stars, a role-playing game for young children

Music

• "Falling Stars" (Sunset Strippers song), a song by Sunset Strippers
• "Falling Stars" (Lidia Isac song), song by Lidia Isac
• "Falling Stars", a song by musician Serj Tankian from the album Elect the Dead Symphony
• Catch a Falling Star, a 1957 song popularized by Perry Como's hit version
• "Falling Star in Your Eyes", a song by Japanese rock band The Brilliant Green from their album Los Angeles
• Would You Catch a Falling Star, 1982 single by American country music artist John Anderson

See also

• Shooting Star (disambiguation)
• Fallen Star