"Catch a Falling Meteor" | International Space Station

"Catch a Falling Meteor" | International Space Station

Expedition 73 flight engineer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui: "Today, please enjoy watching a shooting star falling to the ground under the gaze of Aldebaran and the Pleiades . . . I hope everyone’s wishes come true!"
—Kimiya Yui 油井 亀美也

A meteor, also known as a shooting star or falling star, is a visible passage of a glowing meteoroid, micrometeoroid, comet or asteroid through Earth's atmosphere. The meteoroid is heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a streak of light via its rapid motion and sometimes also by shedding glowing material in its wake. The short-lived trail of light the burning meteoroid produces is called a meteor. Shooting stars are not actually stars, but meteoroids consisting of small rocks and dust that sometimes enter the Earth's atmosphere.

"Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. It was made famous by Perry Como. He recorded and released his version in late 1957.

JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui Biography:

https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/yui-kimiya/

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: Kimiya Yui/JAXA

Release Date: Aug. 9, 2025

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