A star is a luminous astronomical object. Star, The Star or STAR may also refer to:

Shapes and symbols

Star (polygon) In geometry, a star polygon is a type of non-convex polygon. Regular star polygons have been studied in depth; while star polygons in general appear not to have been formally defined, certain notable ones can arise through truncation operations ...

, a geometric shape with acute points arranged radially *

Star (glyph) In typography, a star is any of several glyphs with a number of points arrayed within an imaginary circle. Four points Five points See also * Mullet (heraldry) * Pentagram Six points See also * Seal of Solomon * Hexagram Seven po ...

, a typographical symbol * Star (heraldry), star-like shapes used in heraldry * Star (classification), a rating system for hotels, movies, or other products *

Star (sport badge) In sport, some national and club teams include one or more stars as part of (or beside) the team badge (often referred to as a "crest") appearing on their kits, often on the shirts, to represent important achievements for the team's history. Ge ...

, on a team uniform, representing titles won

Arts and entertainment

* Star (person) or celebrity **

Movie star A movie star (also known as a film star or cinema star) is an actor or actress who is famous for their starring, or leading, roles in movies. The term is used for performers who are marketable stars as they become popular household names and wh ...

, a person famous for performing in films

Fictional entities

Patrick Star Patrick Star is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He is voiced by actor Bill Fagerbakke and was created and designed by marine biology, marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg ...

, a character in the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' *

S.T.A.R. Labs Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories (S.T.A.R. Labs) is a fictional scientific research facility and organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It first appeared in ''Superman'' #246 (December 1 ...

, an organization in the DC Comics fictional universe * Star (Marvel Comics), the name of three fictional characters in Marvel Comics * Star, a star-shaped puppet in ''

The Good Night Show ''The Good Night Show'' is a defunct television programming block for preschoolers, which aired on the Sprout channel (previously known as PBS Kids Sprout). It was designed to help preschoolers get ready for bedtime. The block featured recu ...

'' and its animated spin-off ''

Nina's World ''Nina's World'' is an animated children's television series. It is a prequel to Sprout network's preceding and very first ever programming block, The Good Night Show, focusing on host Nina, as a 6-year-old Latina who lives with her family in C ...

'' * Star, a character in the game ''

Yie Ar Kung-Fu () is an arcade fighting game developed by Konami. It first had a limited Japanese release in October 1984, before having a wide release nationwide in January 1985 and then internationally in March 1985. Along with ''Karate Champ'' (1984), which ...

'' * Star Butterfly, a character in the Disney animated series ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created b ...

Films

* ''The Star'' (1952 film), an American film * ''The Star'' (1953 film), a Russian film * ''Star!'' (film), a 1968 American musical * ''Star'' (1982 film), an Indian Hindi film * '' Danielle Steel's Star'', a 1993 American television film * ''Star'' (2001 film), an Indian Tamil film * ''The Star'' (2002 film), a Russian remake of the 1953 film * ''Star'' (2014 film), a Russian comedy * ''Star'' (2015 film), a Canadian short drama film * ''The Star'' (2017 film), an American animated film

Gaming

* ''Star'' (board game) * '' *Star'', board game * Star, an item that grants invincibility in the '' Super Mario'' franchise

Music

Albums

* ''Star'' (702 album) * ''Star'' (Belly album) * ''StAR'' (Jan Garbarek album) * ''Star'' (Milky album) * ''Star'' (Murk album) * ''Star'' (Mika Nakashima album) * ''Star'' (Super Junior album) * '' Star/Boom Boom'', the soundtrack album to the 1982 film ''Star'' * ''The Star'' (album), by JO1

Songs

* "Star" (Bryan Adams song) * "Star" (Kevin Ayers song) * "Star" (Earth, Wind & Fire song) * "Star" (Erasure song) * "Star" (Extreme song) * "Star" (Loona song) * "Star" (Primal Scream song) * "Star" (Stealers Wheel song) * "Star" (Stellar song) * "Star", by Bazzi from '' Cosmic'' * "Star", by Biddu and Zohaib Hassan from '' Star/Boom Boom'' * "Star", by David Bowie from ''

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (often shortened to ''Ziggy Stardust'') is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 16June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records. It was co-pr ...

'' * "Star", by Brotherhood of Man from ''

Images An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...

'' * "Star", by Stela Cole * "Star", by Estelle * "Star", by

Kiki Dee Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), better known by her stage name Kiki Dee, is an English singer. Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown's Tamla Records. Dee is best known for h ...

* "Star", by Rebecca Ferguson from ''

Superwoman Superwoman is the name of several fictional characters from DC Comics. Most of them are, like Supergirl, women with powers similar to those of Superman, like flight, invulnerability, and enhanced strength. Detective Comics, Inc. trademarked ...

'' * "Star", by Terri Walker from '' L.O.V.E'' * "Star", by The Crash from ''

Wildlife Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted ...

'' * "Star", by The Cult from ''

The Cult The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury' ...

'' * "Star", by Hellyeah from their eponymous album * "Star", by The Hollies from '' Write On'' * "Star", by Savoy from '' Mountains of Time'' * "Star", by

Silverbullit Silverbullit is a Swedish rock band based in Göteborg. Formed in 1995 under the name "Silverbullet", which was changed after a conflict over the rights for the name. They are known under the name Citizen Bird in the US, and have toured under that ...

* "Star (*)", by Project 86 from ''

Drawing Black Lines ''Drawing Black Lines'' is the second studio album by the American band Project 86. The success of their debut, especially the song "Pipe Dream", attracted the attention of several major record labels. Originally released on BEC Recordings on Mar ...

'' * "The Star" (song), by Mariah Carey * "The Star", by Kikki Danielsson from ''

Midnight Sunshine ''Midnight Sunshine'' is a 1984 studio album from Kikki Danielsson. She went to Nashville, Tennessee in the United States to record "Midnight Sunshine" in the Star Gem Studio. The album also entered the Sverigetopplistan, Swedish Albums Chart, pea ...

'' * "The Star", by Ross D. Wyllie

Television

* ''Star'' (TV series), a musical drama series broadcast by Fox * ''The Star'' (TV series), a Thai singing competition reality show * "The Star" (''Homeland''), the season 3 finale of ''Homeland'' * "The Star" (''The Twilight Zone''), an episode of ''The New Twilight Zone'' based on Arthur C. Clarke's short story

Writing

* ''Star'', a novel by

Pamela Anderson Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress and model. She is best known for her glamour modeling work in ''Playboy'' magazine and for her appearances on the television series ''Baywatch'' (1992–1997). Anders ...

* ''Star'', a novel by Danielle Steel * "Star" (short story), by Yukio Mishima * "The Star" (Clarke short story), by Arthur C. Clarke * "The Star" (Wells short story), by H. G. Wells, written in 1897 * "The Star", a poem by Jane Taylor, the first line of which is "

Twinkle, twinkle, little star "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star". The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in '' Rhymes for the Nurser ...

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* Star (guitar), a guitar body shape *

Star (Disney+) A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth ma ...

, a hub within the Disney+ streaming service for an adult audience * Star Cinema Circuit, an historic Australian cinema chain, proprietors

D. Clifford Theatres D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation: * Don (honorific), a form of address in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and their former overseas empires, usually given to nobles or other individuals of high social rank. * Date of death, as an abbreviat ...

Star Distribution Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, formerly known as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. until 2007, is an American film distribution studio within the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. It ha ...

, a Latin American and Brazilian film distributor * Star Theatre (disambiguation), several cinemas and theatres *

The Star Performing Arts Centre One-north (stylized as one-north) is a subzone of Queenstown, Singapore, first developed by JTC Corporation as the country's research and development and high technology cluster. It was first conceptualised in 1991 as part of the National Te ...

, Singapore

Businesses

Media

* ''Star'' (newspaper), various newspapers called either ''Star'' or ''The Star'' * ''Star'' (magazine), an American celebrity tabloid * '' St. Austin Review'' (''StAR''), a Catholic magazine * ''The Star'' (Bangladesh), a current affairs magazine * Star, a historical bookseller, founded by

Henry Denham Henry Denham was one of the outstanding England, English Printer (publisher), printers of the sixteenth century. He was apprenticed to Richard Tottel and took up the freedom of the Stationers' Company on 30 August 1560. In 1564 he set up his own ...

in Paternoster Row, London *

List of radio stations named Star This is a list of radio stations with the name Star. Current Uses In North America {{update, date=August 2023 *CKSR-FM (98.3 Star FM) in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada * K237DZ (95.3 Star FM) in Lolo, Montana, US *K246CI (Star 97.1) in Cheye ...

; see also Star FM (disambiguation) *

Star Comics Star Comics was an imprint of Marvel Comics that began in 1984 and featured titles that were aimed at child readers and were often adaptations of children's television series, animated series or toys. The last comic published under the imprint ...

, an imprint of Marvel Comics (1984–1988) * Star Film (Dutch East Indies company), a Dutch East Indies former film production company * Star FM (disambiguation), the name of several radio broadcasters * Star Media Group, a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. * Star Music, a recording company in the Philippines *

Star TV (disambiguation) Star TV may refer to: * E! (Canadian TV channel) (formerly Star!), a Canadian entertainment news channel * Las Estrellas (Spanish for The Stars), the Mexican television network * Estrella TV (Spanish for Star TV), the American Spanish-language net ...

, the name of several TV broadcasters and streaming services

Transport companies

Air

* Star Air (disambiguation), several airlines * Star Airlines, a former name of XL Airways France *

Star Alliance Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Founded on 14 May 1997, its CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarters is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. , Star Alliance is the largest of the three global alliances by passenge ...

, an alliance of airlines * Star Aviation, an Algerian airline

Land

* FSC Star, a Polish truck manufacturer *

Società Torinese Automobili Rapid Società Torinese Automobili Rapid, also known as S.T.A.R. and Rapid, was an Italian car manufacturer founded by Giovanni Battista Ceirano in Turin in July 1904. ''Rapid'' was its trademark. In 1921 it was acquired by the S.P.A. (Società Piem ...

an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1904 to 1921 * Star Motor Company, an 1898–1932 British car manufacturer * Star Motorcycles, a division of Yamaha Motor Corporation, US * Service des transports en commun de l'agglomération rennaise r(

abbreviated An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...

STAR in both '' French'' and ''

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

'')-

Public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typi ...

operator in Rennes,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

Sea

Star Cruises Star Cruises was a cruise line headquartered in Hong Kong and operating in the Asia-Pacific market. The company was owned by Genting Hong Kong. It was the eighteenth largest cruise line in the world after Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribb ...

, a cruise line * Star Ferry, a Hong Kong ferryboat service * Star Line (shipping company), a defunct Irish shipping company

Other businesses

STAR (interbank network) STAR is an American interbank network. It is the largest interbank network in United States, with 2 million ATMs, 134 million cardholders and over 5,700 participating financial institutions. The STAR Network began in 1984 and was acquired by F ...

, the largest American interbank network * Star Bonifacio Echeverria, a defunct Spanish firearms manufacturer *

Star Entertainment Group The Star Entertainment Group Limited is an Australian gambling and entertainment company. The company was formerly known as Echo Entertainment. Properties The Star Entertainment owns and operates the Treasury Casino & Hotel, The Star Gold Coast ...

, an Australian gambling and entertainment company **

The Star, Sydney The Star Sydney (formerly Star City Casino and prior to that, Sydney Harbour Casino) in Pyrmont, Sydney, is the second largest casino in Australia after Melbourne's Crown Casino. Overlooking Darling Harbour, The Star, owned by Star Entertainm ...

, a casino **

The Star Gold Coast The Star Gold Coast (formerly Jupiters Hotel and Casino) is a casino and hotel located in the suburb of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The casino, which was Queensland's first, is situated next to the Nerang River and ...

, a casino and hotel *

STAR Lager Star Beer is a Nigerian beer produced by Nigerian Breweries. History After the end of World War II, UAC under the leadership of Frank Samuel promoted the establishment of a beer company in Nigeria. In November 1946, UAC in partnership with He ...

, a Nigerian beer brand * Star Market, a chain of supermarkets based in Boston, US * Star Micronics, a Japanese printer manufacturer

Education

* California Standardized Testing and Reporting Program, a school assessment program *

New York State School Tax Relief Program The New York State School Tax Relief Program (more commonly known as the STAR Program), or New York State Real Property Tax Law §425, is a school tax rebate program offered in New York State aimed at reducing school district property taxes on the ...

, or STAR Program *

Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman ( en, Tuanku Abdul Rahman School; abbreviated STAR) is a premier, all-boys fully residential school in Malaysia funded by the Government of Malaysia. Named after the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of the Federa ...

, a Malaysian public school

Law enforcement

Special Tactics and Rescue (Singapore) The Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR) is an elite tactical unit of the Singapore Police Force responsible for conducting counter-terrorism and hostage rescue operations in Singapore. History Founded in March 1978 as the Police Tactical Team, ...

, a division of the Singapore Police Force *

Special Task and Rescue The Special Task and Rescue ( ms, Pasukan Tindakan Khas dan Penyelamat APMM – PTK APMM, Jawi: ''ڤاسوكن تيندقن خاص دان ڤڽلامت ماريتيم'') or STAR is the maritime tactical unit of the Malaysian Maritime Enforceme ...

, a division of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency *

Special Tasks and Rescue Special Tasks and Rescue Group (STAR Group) is the Police Tactical Group of the South Australia Police. History Formed on 30 November 1978, the South Australian Police 'STAR Force' was a rationalisation of specialist resources into one comm ...

, (STAR Group) a police unit of the South Australia police

Private organizations

* STAR (student association) *

Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers The Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR), created in 1997, is a United Kingdom body providing self-regulation for the live event ticket sales industry. Its aim is to ensure consumer confidence in the sale of event tickets, and its members ...

, a British organization *

Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) was a gay, gender non-conforming and transvestite street activist organization founded in 1970 by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, subculturally-famous New York City drag queens of color.Fei ...

, a former American organization *

Student Action For Refugees (STAR) A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary ...

* Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal, an American Jewish organisation

People

Star (name) Star is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the (name) include: Surname * Darren Star (born 1961), American producer, director and writer * Jeffree Star (born 1985), American CEO of Jeffree Star Cosmetics * Ryan Star (born 1978), Amer ...

, a list of people with either the given name or surname * Star, a female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling * Star Jr. (born 1994), the ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler * Zonnique "Star" Pullins, member of the teenage girl group OMG Girlz

Places

United Kingdom

* Star, Fife, a village in Scotland * Star, Pembrokeshire, a hamlet in Wales * Star, Somerset, a hamlet in the civil parish of Shipham, England * Star, a small settlement near the village of

Gaerwen Gaerwen () is a village on the island of Anglesey in the community of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog. It is located in the south of the island west of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and southeast of Llangefni . The A5 runs through the village, and the A55 r ...

, Wales

United States

* Star, Idaho, a city * Star,

Munising Township, Michigan Munising Township is a civil township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,983. Communities The city of Munising is adjacent to the northwest corner of the township, but is an auton ...

, an unincorporated community * Star, Mississippi, an unincorporated community *

Star, Nebraska Star is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across ...

, an unincorporated community *

Star, North Carolina Star is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census. Geography Star is known as the geographic center of North Carolina as measured via satellite, according to the Army Corps of Engineers ...

, a town * Star, Texas, an unincorporated community * Star Island (disambiguation) * Star Lake (Cook County, Minnesota) * Star Lake (Otter Tail County, Minnesota), a lake in central Minnesota * Star Lake (Vilas County, Wisconsin) * Star Township (disambiguation), various townships * Star Valley, in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho

Elsewhere

* Star, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada * Star, Bryansk Oblast, Russia * Star, Novgorod Oblast, Russia *

Star Mountains The Star Mountains ( Dutch ( colonial)'': Sterrengebergte''; Indonesian'': Pegunungan Bintang'') are a mountain range in western Papua New Guinea and the eastern end of Highland Papua, Indonesia, stretching from the eastern end of Indonesia t ...

, Papua New Guinea

Science and technology

Biology

* STAR (gene), the gene that encodes steroidogenic acute regulatory protein * Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), a transport protein * ''Ulmus americana'' 'Star', an elm cultivar

Computing

* STAR (software), an educational software series * Star (Unix), an implementation of the tar file archiver *

Xerox Star The Xerox Star workstation, officially named Xerox 8010 Information System, is the first commercial personal computer to incorporate technologies that have since become standard in personal computers, including a bitmapped display, a window-based ...

, a 1981 computer workstation *

Kleene star In mathematical logic and computer science, the Kleene star (or Kleene operator or Kleene closure) is a unary operation, either on sets of strings or on sets of symbols or characters. In mathematics, it is more commonly known as the free monoid ...

, a wildcard symbol used in computer science

Mathematics

* Star (game theory), a position in combinatorial game theory * Star (graph theory), a graph with a structure that resembles a star * Star (simplicial complex), the set of simplices containing a given vertex in a simplicial complex

Other uses in science and technology

* STAR detector, a particle physics experiment * Synthetically thinned aperture radar, an interferometric radar method * Star Bus, a satellite platform

Sport

KK Star Košarkaški klub Star ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Стар, ), commonly referred to as KK Star, is a men's basketball club based in Novi Sad, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Second Basketball League of Serbia. Histor ...

, a basketball club in Serbia * Supporters' Trust at Reading, a Reading Football Club supporters' organization *

Manglerud Star Ishockey Manglerud Star Ishockey, commonly known as Manglerud Star and abbreviated as MS, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Oslo, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, after replacing the bankrupt Rosenborg IHK in the summer of 2014. Mang ...

, a Norwegian hockey team *

Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (STAR) is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth in England to Newport, Rhode Island in th ...

, a yacht race * Star (keelboat), a one-design racing keelboat * The Star (stadium), an indoor stadium in Frisco, Texas

Transportation

Aerospace

Standard terminal arrival route In aviation, a standard terminal arrival route or standard terminal arrival (STAR) is a published flight procedure followed by aircraft on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan just before reaching a destination airport. A STAR is an air ...

, a flight procedure * Star (rocket stage), a family of American solid-fuel rocket motors

Land

* Star (automobile), a marque assembled by the Durant Motors Company between 1922 and 1928 *

American Star Bicycle The American Star Bicycle was invented in 1880 by G. W. Pressey and manufactured by the H. B. Smith Machine Company in Smithville, Burlington County, New Jersey. It was characterized by a small wheel in front to avoid the problem of tipping forwa ...

, an early type of bicycle *

Southern Tagalog Arterial Road The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), commonly known as the STAR Tollway, is a two-to-four-lane controlled-access toll expressway in the province of Batangas in the Philippines. It is operated by STAR Infrastructure Development Corporati ...

, or STAR Tollway, an expressway in the Philippines *

GWR 4000 Class The Great Western Railway 4000 or Star were a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906 and introduced from early 1907. The prototype was built as a 4 ...

, or Star, a type of steam locomotive *

GWR Star Class The Great Western Railway (GWR) Star Class of 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives were used for passenger train work. Designed by Robert Stephenson, the class was introduced into service between November 1838 and November 1841, and withdrawn be ...

, a type of steam locomotive *

Suburban Transit Access Route The Suburban Transit Access Route (or STAR Line) was a proposed railway project in northwest and outer suburban Chicago, Illinois, United States. On January 30, 2003, Metra announced plans to build a new service line that would introduce a new fle ...

, or STAR Line, a defunct rail proposal in Chicago, US

Sea

* , several Royal Navy ships * , a US Navy wooden screw-steamer briefly named ''Star'' * MS ''Star'' (1978), originally ''Merzario Hispania'' and later MS ''Nordic Ferry'', a car ferry * MS ''Star'' (2006), a Ro-Pax ferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink * Star (keelboat), a one-design racing keelboat

Other uses

Star (Chinese constellation) The Star mansion (星宿, pinyin: Xīng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird The Vermilion Bird ( zh, c=朱雀, p=Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbol ...

The Star (Ketchikan, Alaska) The Star is a historic commercial building at 5 Creek Street in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. It is the only one of a once-numerous collection of brothels that famously lined Creek Street to retain its historical integrity, and was one of th ...

, a historic commercial building in Ketchikan, Alaska *

Star (dog) Star was a mixed-breed female pit bull who was shot by the New York City Police Department in 2012 while she was protecting her homeless owner who was in the midst of a seizure. Star's shooting was captured on video, and went viral, leading to cont ...

, a dog who was shot by the New York City Police * Star, a horse coat facial marking * , a reserve unit of the Canadian Maritime Command * ''

An-Najm An-Najm ( ar, النجم, ; The Star) is the 53rd chapter ( surah) of the Quran, with 62 verses ( āyāt). The surah opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by every one of the stars, as they descend and disappear beneath the horizon, t ...

'' ("The Star"), the 53rd ''sura'' of the Qur'an *

Pyrotechnic star Pyrotechnic stars are pellets of pyrotechnic composition which may contain metal powders, salts or other compounds that, when ignited, burn a certain color or make a certain spark effect. They are a part of all projectile-type fireworks. The mo ...

, in fireworks displays * Situation, task, action, result, an interview technique *

STAR voting STAR voting is an electoral system for single-seat elections. Variations also exist for multi-winner and proportional representation elections. The name (an allusion to star ratings) stands for "Score then Automatic Runoff", referring to the f ...

(Score Then Automatic Runoff), a cardinal electoral system * The Star (Tarot card), a Major Arcana tarot card