Black Star

Black Star or Blackstar may refer to:

Astronomy

• Black star (semiclassical gravity), a theoretical star built using semiclassical gravity as an alternative to a black hole
• Saturn, referred to as "Black Star" in ancient Judaeic belief
• Black dwarf, a theoretical stellar remnant formed after cooling of a white dwarf to a sufficient level where heat is no longer emitted

Literature

• Blackstar (novel), a 2013 novel by Josh Viola, based on the album Wish Upon a Blackstar by Celldweller
• Blackstar, a character from Erin Hunter's Warriors series
• The Black Star, a fantasy novel by Lin Carter
• Black Star, a character in pulp fiction written by Johnston McCulley
• Black Star, a 2018 novel by the Canadian author Maureen Medved

Companies and brands

• Black Star (cider), a brand of cider produced by Brookfield Drinks
• Black Star (fragrance)
  , a perfume by Avril Lavigne
• Black Star (photo agency), a New York-based photo agency founded in 1935
• Black Star Canyon, an area in Orange County California
• Black Star Line, a shipping line created by Marcus Garvey to repatriate African-Americans to Africa
• Black Sex Link
  , or Black Star, a breed of chicken

Film and television

• The Black Star (film), a 1922 German silent film
• Blackstar (Arrow)
  , a character in the series Arrow
• Blackstar (TV series), a 1981 fantasy/science fiction cartoon by Filmation
• Black Star (Soul Eater)
  , a ninja assassin character in Soul Eater media
• Black Stars, a set of characters from Sgt. Frog
• Black Star, working title of the 1960 western Flaming Star
• "Black Star", an episode of the series Space: 1999

Military

• Blackstar (spacecraft), a rumored United States Air Force spaceplane
• Black Star, or Type 54 pistol, Chinese pistols

Music

• Blackstar Amplification, a UK-based manufacturer of guitar amplification and effects pedals

Bands

• Black Star (rap duo), a hip hop group formed by rappers Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli
• Blackstar (band), a heavy metal band formed by former members of Carcass
• Black Star, later named Motör Militia, a Bahraini thrash metal band
• One of the aliases of jungle producer Rebel MC

Albums

• Blackstar (album), a 2016 album by David Bowie
• Black Stars (album), a 2001 album by Jason Moran
• Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, a 1998 album by Black Star
• Blackstar, a 2003 album by Yahzarah
• Black Star, a 2006 album by Timati

Songs

• "Blackstar" (song), a 2015 song by David Bowie
• "Black Star", a song by Elvis Presley from sessions for the film Flaming Star
• "Black Star", a 1980 song by Touch (1980s band)
• "Black Star", a 1984 track by Yngwie Malmsteen from Rising Force
• "Blackstar", a 1985 song by Georgie Davis
• "Black Star", a 1995 song by Radiohead from The Bends
• "Black Star", a 1996 song by Carcass from Swansong
• "Black Star", a 1996 song by Lustmord from Strange Attractor/Black Star
• "Blackstar", a 2003 song by Yahzarah from Blackstar
• "Black Star", a 2004 song by Peccatum from Lost in Reverie
• "Black Star", a 2011 song by Avril Lavigne from Goodbye Lullaby
• "BlackStar", a 2012 song by Carlos Jean
• "Blackstar", a 2012 song by Celldweller from Wish Upon a Blackstar
• "Black Star", a 2024 song by Static-X from Project Regeneration Vol. 2

Sports

• Black Stars Basel
  , a football team based in Basel, Switzerland
• Ghana national football team, nicknamed "Black Stars"

Other uses

• Black Star of Africa, symbol of Africa or Ghana
• Black Star (anarchist group)
  , a Greek direct action group, also known as Mavro Asteri

See also

• Black Sun (disambiguation)
• Black hole
• Dark Star (disambiguation)
• Dark Sun (disambiguation)
• Blaqstarr (born 1985), American rapper, producer and DJ
• Star Black, poet, photographer and artist

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