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Aster or ASTER may refer to:

Biology

Aster (genus), a genus of flowering plants
- List of Aster synonyms, other genera formerly included in Aster and still called asters in English
Aster (cell biology), a cellular structure shaped like a star, formed around each centrosome during mitosis
Aster, a star-shaped sponge spicule

Automobiles

Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster, a French automobile and engine manufacturer from 1900 to 1910
Aster Società Italiana Motori, an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1906 to 1908
Aster (automobile), a British automobile manufactured between 1922 and 1930

Military

Aster (missile family), a family of surface-to-air missiles, produced jointly by France, Italy and the United Kingdom
USS Aster, a Civil War Union Navy tugboat
HMS Aster, two Royal Navy ships
Belgian minehunter Aster (M915), ship
Operation Aster, by the Soviet Army in 1944 in Estonia

Businesses

Aster (venture capital company)
Aster Data Systems, an American data management and analysis software company
Aster DM Healthcare, an Indian health care provider

Fictional characters

Aster Laker, a supporting character from the game Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Aster Phoenix, from the Japanese anime Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
E. Aster Bunnymund, a re-imagining of the Easter Bunny in the 2012 animated film Rise of the Guardians
Molly Aster, from the Peter Pan series
Sajit Aster, from the Japanese manga Waltz in a White Dress
Neve, Gliz and Aster, official mascots of the 2006 Winter Paralympics

People

Aster (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
Aster Berkhof, a pen name of Belgian writer Lodewijk Paulina Van Den Bergh (1920–2020)
Jack Aster, newspaper pen name of Walter Russell Crampton (1877–1938), Australian trade unionist, journalist and politician

Places

Aster, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Canada
Aster Glacier, Antarctica
1218 Aster, a main-belt asteroid

Other uses

Aster (typeface), a serif-class of typeface
ASTER (sensor), a Japanese sensor on board the Terra satellite
ASTER (spacecraft), a 2021 spacecraft mission by Brazil
Aster CT-80, a 1982 Dutch home computer
Aster MIMS, a hospital in Kozhikode, India

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 {{wiktionary|Aster|aster}}
+'''Aster''' or '''ASTER''' may refer to:
-The name '''Aster''' comes from the ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star".
-'''Aster''' may refer to:
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+==Biology==
-==People==
-* [[Aster Aweke]] (born 1959), Ethiopian singer
-* [[Aster Berkhof]] or Lode Van Den Bergh (born 1920), Belgian writer
-* [[Aster Fissehatsion]] (born 1951), Eritrean politician and political prisoner
-* [[Aster Ganno]] (c.1872–1964), Ethiopian Bible translator
-* [[Aster Yohannes]], Eritrean political prisoner
-* [[Ernst Ludwig von Aster]] (1778-1855), Prussian, Saxon and Russian general
-* [[Jack Aster]] or Walter Russell Crampton (1877–1938), Australian trade unionist, journalist and politician
-* [[Jeannette Aster]], Austria-born Canadian opera director
-* [[Misha Aster]] (born 1978), Canadian opera and classical music producer, director, writer and educator
-* [[Nian Aster]], American filmmaker
-* [[Richard C. Aster]], American seismologist and professor
-==Science and technology==
 * [[Aster (genus)|''Aster'' (genus)]], a genus of flowering plants
+** [[List of Aster synonyms|List of ''Aster'' synonyms]], other genera formerly included in ''Aster'' and still called asters in English
 * [[Aster (cell biology)]], a cellular structure shaped like a star, formed around each centrosome during mitosis
+* Aster, a star-shaped [[sponge spicule]]
-* [[Aster Glacier]], in Antarctica
-* [[1218 Aster]], a main-belt asteroid
-* ASTER or [[Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer]], a Japanese sensor on board the Terra satellite
-* [[Aster CT-80]], an early Dutch eight-bit home computer
-* [[Aster Data Systems]], an database division of Teradata
-* [[Aster (typeface)]], a serif-class of typeface
 ==Automobiles==
-* [[Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster]], a French automobile and engine manufacturer from 1900-1910
+* [[Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster]], a French automobile and engine manufacturer from 1900 to 1910
-* [[Aster Società Italiana Motori]], an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1906-1908
+* [[Aster Società Italiana Motori]], an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1906 to 1908
 * [[Aster (automobile)]], a British automobile manufactured between 1922 and 1930
 ==Military==
-* [[Aster (missile family)]] A family of Surface to Air Missiles, produced jointly by [[France]], [[Great Britain]] and [[Italy]].
+* [[Aster (missile family)]], a family of surface-to-air missiles, produced jointly by France, Italy and the United Kingdom
-* [[USS Aster (1864)|USS ''Aster'' (1864)]], United States Navy ship
+* [[USS Aster|USS ''Aster'']], a Civil War Union Navy tugboat
+* {{HMS|Aster}}, two Royal Navy ships
 * [[Belgian minehunter Aster (M915)|Belgian minehunter ''Aster'' (M915)]], ship
+* [[Operation Aster]], by the Soviet Army in 1944 in Estonia
-==History==
+==Businesses==
+* [[Aster (venture capital company)]]
-* [[Aster Revolution]] or Chrysanthemum Revolution, in Hungary in 1918
+* [[Aster Data Systems]], an American data management and analysis software company
-* [[Operation Aster]] or Tallinn Offensive, by the Soviet army in 1944
+* [[Aster DM Healthcare]], an Indian health care provider
-==In fiction==
+==Fictional characters==
+* Aster Laker, a supporting character from the game'' [[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]''
 * [[Aster Phoenix]], from the Japanese anime ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX''
+* E. Aster Bunnymund, a re-imagining of the Easter Bunny in the 2012 animated film ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]''
 * [[Molly Aster]], from the ''Peter Pan'' series
 * [[Sajit Aster]], from the Japanese manga ''Waltz in a White Dress''
+* [[Neve, Gliz and Aster]], official mascots of the 2006 Winter Paralympics
-* ''Dark Aster'', an alien warship featured in the 2014 movie ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
+==People==
+* [[Aster (name)]], a list of people with either the given name or surname
+* [[Aster Berkhof]], a pen name of Belgian writer Lodewijk Paulina Van Den Bergh (1920–2020)
+* [[Jack Aster]], newspaper pen name of Walter Russell Crampton (1877–1938), Australian trade unionist, journalist and politician
+==Places==
+* [[Aster, Edmonton]], a neighbourhood in Canada
+* [[Aster Glacier]], Antarctica
+* [[1218 Aster]], a main-belt asteroid
+==Other uses==
+* [[Aster (typeface)]], a serif-class of typeface
+* [[ASTER (sensor)]], a Japanese sensor on board the Terra satellite
+* [[ASTER (spacecraft)]], a 2021 spacecraft mission by Brazil
+* [[Aster CT-80]], a 1982 Dutch home computer
+* [[Aster MIMS]], a hospital in Kozhikode, India
 == See also ==
 * {{lookfrom}}
 * {{intitle}}
+* [[Aster Revolution]], in Hungary in 1918
 * [[Astor (disambiguation)]]
 * [[Asterism (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambiguation|plant|surname}}
+{{disambiguation|plant}}