Aster

Aster can refer to one of the following:

Aster, a genus of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae.
MBDA Aster surface-to-air missile
ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer)
Aster CT-80 Early Dutch eight-bit homecomputer
Aster (auto parts company) made engines and other auto parts in France 1900-1910
Aster (automobile) a British car company 1922-1930
In cellular biology, aster is a star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis.