Dark Star or Darkstar may refer to:

Astronomy

Dark star (Newtonian mechanics) A dark star is a theoretical object compatible with Newtonian mechanics that, due to its large mass, has a surface escape velocity that equals or exceeds the speed of light. Whether light is affected by gravity under Newtonian mechanics is uncle ...

, a star that has a gravitational pull strong enough to trap light under Newtonian gravity * Dark star (dark matter), a star heated by annihilation of dark matter particles within it *

Dark-energy star A dark-energy star is a hypothetical compact astrophysical object, which a minority of physicists think might constitute an alternative explanation for observations of astronomical black hole candidates. The concept was proposed by physicist G ...

, an object composed of dark energy that outwardly resembles a black hole

Media and entertainment

Film

* ''The Dark Star'' (1919 film), a lost 1919 silent film * ''The Dark Star'' (1955 film), a 1955 West German drama film * ''Dark Star'' (film), a 1974 science fiction comedy film directed by John Carpenter * ''Dark Star'', a 1978 film distributed by David Grant * '' Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World'', a 2014 Swiss documentary * "Darkstar", a fictional military aircraft in the 2022 film '' Top Gun: Maverick''

Literature

Comics

Darkstar (Marvel Comics) Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has been depicted as a mutant superhero and a member of various super-teams in her career, including X-Corporation and Champion ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero *

Darkstars The first Darkstars were a group of intergalactic policemen that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. They were introduced in ''Darkstars'' #1 (October 1992 in comics, 1992), and were created by Michael Jan Friedman and Larry Stroman. ...

, a DC Comics superhero team * Darkstar Comics, a fictional comic book company in the TV series ''

Spaced ''Spaced'' is a British television sitcom created, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright, about the (comedic and sometimes farcical and action-packed) misadventures of Daisy Steiner and Tim Bis ...

'' * ''Dark Star'', an issue of the comics series '' The Transformers''

Other

* ''Dark Star'', a 1929 novel by

Lorna Moon Lorna Moon (born Nora Helen Wilson Low; 16 June 1886 – 1 May 1930) was a Scottish author and screenwriter from the early days of Hollywood. She is best known as the author of the bestselling novel ''Dark Star'' (1929) and as one of the earli ...

* ''Dark Star'', a 1985 biography about John Gilbert written by his daughter Leatrice Joy-Gilbert * ''Dark Star'', a novelization of the 1974 film, by

Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghos ...

* ''Dark Star: The Roy Orbison Story'', a 1990 book by

Ellis Amburn Ellis Edward Amburn (2 August 1933 – 18 August 2018) was an American book editor and biographer. Life A 1954 graduate of Texas Christian University, Ellis Amburn worked as a reporter for ''Newsweek'' before going into the book publishing indus ...

* ''Dark Star'', a 1991 Night Soldiers novel by

Alan Furst Alan Furst (; born 1941) is a Jewish-American author of historical spy novels. Furst has been called "an heir to the tradition of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene," whom he cites along with Joseph Roth and Arthur Koestler as important influences. M ...

* Darkstar (''Ben 10''), a character in the ''Ben 10'' franchise * ''Darkstar'', a 2011 novella by

Christopher R. Howard Christopher R. Howard is an American novelist. He was a finalist for the 2008 National Magazine Award for fiction for his short story "How to Make Millions in the Oil Market" (''McSweeneys''). Howard's novella ''Darkstar'', about a homeless Iris ...

Music

Performers

Dark Star (band) Dark Star were an English psychedelic rock band, formed in 1996 in London. The band comprised vocalist/guitarist Christian Hayes, drummer David Francolini and bassist Laurence O'Keefe. History Born from the ashes of the trio's former band ...

, an English psychedelic rock band, 1998–2001 *

Darkstar (band) Darkstar are a British electronic music duo. Since 2007, they have released music on Hyperdub, Warp and 2010 Records. History Early singles James Young & Aiden Whalley began making music together in London in 2007(?), releasing their firs ...

, an English electronic duo, formed 2007 *

Dark Star Orchestra Dark Star Orchestra is a Grateful Dead cover band formed in Chicago, Illinois. They serve as a tribute band to the rock group the Grateful Dead. Since 1997, the band has been "celebrating the Grateful Dead concert experience." Overview Dark Sta ...

, a Grateful Dead tribute band * Darkstar, a progressive metal band co-founded by Dan Rock of

Psychotic Waltz Psychotic Waltz is a progressive metal band formed in El Cajon, California in 1988. Biography The first incarnation of the band was under the name Aslan, after a character in the novel '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' by C. S. Lewis. W ...

Albums

* ''Dark Star'' (soundtrack), by John Carpenter, 1980 * ''Dark Star'', by

Deine Lakaien Deine Lakaien is a German band project active since 1985. It is formed by the vocalist Alexander Veljanov and by the composer and multi-instrumentalist Ernst Horn. The group unites influences from dark wave with pop music and elements of avant- ...

, 1991 * ''Dark Star'', by

The Supernaturals The Supernaturals are a five piece guitar-based indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Fronted by singer-songwriter James McColl, they signed to Parlophone in 1996, and had a string of singles which were taken from their three albums and fo ...

, 1993 * '' Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead'', by the David Murray Octet, 1996 * ''Dark Star'' (album), by the Grateful Dead and featuring their song "Dark Star", 2012 * ''Dark Star'', by

Jaymes Young Jaymes Young (born Jaymes McFarland; September 1, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. On September 9, 2013, he debuted his first extended play, ''Dark Star''. His debut album ''Feel Something'' was released on June 23, 2017. Ca ...

, 2013

Songs

* "Dark Star" (song), by the Grateful Dead * "Dark Star", by Beck from '' The Information'' * "Dark Star", by Cinema Bizarre from ''

ToyZ ''ToyZ'' is the second and final studio album by German glam rock band Cinema Bizarre. After their debut album, ''Final Attraction'' was a moderate hit, they began working on their second studio album. The first single from the album is called "I ...

'' * "Dark Star", by Crosby, Stills & Nash from ''

CSN ''CSN'' may refer to: Companies * CSN Stores, former name of Wayfair, American e-commerce company * CSN International (Christian Satellite Network), religious radio broadcaster based on radio station KAWZ in Twin Falls, Idaho * ''Centrala Studies ...

'' * "Dark Star", by Delerium from ''

Faces, Forms & Illusions ''Faces, Forms & Illusions'' is the debut studio album by the Canadian ambient/electronic music group Delerium that was released on January 6, 1989 on the Dossier label. The album was re-issued in 1997 on Cleopatra Records with the bonus track "D ...

'' * "Dark Star", by Hypnogaja from '' Truth Decay'' * "Dark Star", by I Am Kloot from '' Natural History'' * "Dark Star", by Mike Oldfield from ''

Tubular Bells II ''Tubular Bells II'' is the fifteenth studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Mike Oldfield. It was released on 31 August 1992 by Warner Music UK and is the successor to his debut album '' Tubular Bells'' (1973). After his contract with ...

'' * "Dark Star", by Poliça from ''

Give You the Ghost ''Give You the Ghost'' is the first studio album by American indie pop band Poliça. It was released by Totally Gross National Product on February 14, 2012. It was re-released by Mom + Pop Music together with a remix EP on August 14, 2012. It peak ...

'' * "Dark Star", by Tarja Turunen from ''

What Lies Beneath ''What Lies Beneath'' is a 2000 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as a couple who live in a haunted house. It was the first film by Zemeckis' production comp ...

'' * "Dark Star", by

from his album of the same name

Video games

* '' DarkStar One'', a 2006 video game * '' Darkstar: The Interactive Movie'', a 2010 video game * Dark Star (No More Heroes), a character in the video game ''No More Heroes'' * Dark Star, a malevolent artifact in the video game '' Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' * ''Dark Star'' (1984 video game), a 3D space shoot 'em up for the ZX Spectrum written by Simon Brattel for Design Design Software * Darkstar, special weapon in a Sci-Fi MMOFPS ''

PlanetSide 2 ''PlanetSide 2'' is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online first-person shooter developed by Rogue Planet Games and published by Daybreak Game Company. The game supports battles with thousands of players (up to 2,000 on a single Level (video ...

Technology

Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar The RQ-3 DarkStar (known as Tier III- or "Tier three minus" during development) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Its first flight was on March 29, 1996. The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999, after determining the UAV ...

, an unmanned aerial vehicle *

Project Darkstar Project Darkstar was an open-source MMOG middleware solution written in Java. Project Darkstar began as a personal project of Jeff Kesselman in 1999. It later became a research project at Sun Microsystems, and aimed to "help developers and ope ...

, a framework for creating massively multiplayer online games *

Tesla Roadster (2008) The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) sports car, based on the Lotus Elise chassis, that was produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors (now Tesla, Inc.) in California from 2008 to 2012. The Roadster was the first highway ...

, codenamed DarkStar, an electric sports car

Other uses

* Dark Star Brewery, West Sussex, England * Dark Star (cave), a cave system in Uzbekistan *

Dark Star (horse) Dark Star (April 4, 1950 – October 21, 1972) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and sire. During his racing career he won six races, most notably the 1953 Kentucky Derby, in which he defeated Native Dancer. Background Dark Star was sir ...

, an American Thoroughbred racehorse