Aster

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