shooting star
visible passage of a glowing meteoroid, micrometeoroid, comet or asteroid through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a streak of light via its rapid motion, optiliste, akustiliste, elektriliste jm nähtuste kogum, mille põhjustab planeetidevahelisest ruumist Maa atmosfääri tungiv, suure kiiruse tõttu kiirgav ja kiiresti häviv aineosa (meteoorkeha)