Stars A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of ...

are luminous astronomical objects. Stars or STARS may also refer to:

Arts, media and entertainment

Fictional entities

* S.T.A.R.S., a police group in the ''

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...

'' series * S.T.A.R.S., an organisation in the Marvel Universe

Music

Groups

Stars (Australian band) Stars are an Australian country rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1975 and disbanding in 1979, before re-forming in 2019. Founding members were Glyn Dowding on drums; Malcolm Eastick on guitar and vocals; Mick Pealing on vocals; ...

, from the 1970s * Stars (British band), a 1972 supergroup *

Stars (Canadian band) Stars is a Canadian indie pop/Indie rock, rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. Since forming in 2000, they have released nine albums and a number of EPs. Their music has been nominated for two Juno Awards and two Polaris Music Prizes. History ...

, an indie rock group formed in 2000 * The Stars (band), a Japanese psychedelic rock group

Albums

* ''Stars'' (Cher album), 1975 * ''Stars'' (Collabro album), 2014 * ''Stars'' (Janis Ian album), 1971 * ''Stars'' (Mindi Abair album), 2008 * ''Stars'' (Simply Red album), 1991 * ''Stars'' (Sylvester album), 1979 * ''Stars'', by

Lala Karmela Karmela Mudayatri Kartodirdjo or better known as Lala Karmela (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 2 April 1985) is an Indonesian singer of mixed Filipino and Javanese descent. Career Born Karmela Mudayatri Kartodirdjo on 2 April 1985, she is kno ...

, 2007 * ''Stars'', by

Makai Makai (born 27 August 1979, stylized as MAKAI) is a Japanese house music, house DJ. He is well known for his collaborations with Japanese vocalists, such as "Garden of Love" with Thelma Aoyama, which topped the iTunes Store, iTunes Japan intern ...

, 2008 * '' Stars: The Best of 1992–2002'', by The Cranberries, 2002

Songs

* "Stars" (B'z song), 2023 * "Stars" (Chloë song), 2004 * "Stars" (Destine song), 2010 * "Stars" (Dubstar song), 1995 * "Stars" (Erika Jayne song), 2009 * "Stars" (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals song), 2012 * "Stars" (Hum song), 1995 * "Stars" (Janis Ian song), 1974 * "Stars" (Mika Nakashima song), 2001 * "Stars" (Roxette song), 1999 * "Stars" (Simply Red song), 1991 * "Stars" (Switchfoot song), 2005 * "Stars" (¥$ song), 2024 * "Stars", by Alessia Cara from ''Know-It-All'' (album), 2015 * "Stars", by Angel Olsen from '' Burn Your Fire for No Witness'', 2014 * "Stars", by Cheryl from '' Only Human'', 2014 * "Stars", by

China Black China Black were a British pop-reggae duo, consisting of Simon Fung (songwriter, composer, lyricist, guitarist, keyboardist, arranger and record producer) and Errol Reid (singer-songwriter). Overview The band took its name from the different ba ...

, 1994 * "Stars", by the Cranberries from '' Stars: The Best of 1992–2002'', 2002 * "Stars", by Dan Fogelberg from '' Home Free'', 1972 * "Stars", by Demi Lovato from ''

Confident Confidence is the feeling of belief or trust that a person or thing is reliable. * * * Self-confidence is trust in oneself. Self-confidence involves a positive belief that one can generally accomplish what one wishes to do in the future. Self ...

'', 2015 * "Stars", by Fun from '' Some Nights'', 2012 * "Stars", by Hear 'n Aid, 1986 * "Stars", by

Kat DeLuna Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (born November 26, 1987) is an American singer. DeLuna began pursuing a career as a singer when she was a teenager and later signed with Epic Records. Her debut single, " Whine Up", released in 2007, went on to become ...

, 2013 * "Stars", by Kylie Minogue from '' X'', 2007 * "Stars", by

from ''Stars'', 2007 * "Stars", from the musical ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...

'' * "Stars", by

Mark Gormley Mark Donan Gormley (May 7, 1957 – May 24, 2024) was an American singer-songwriter from Pensacola, Florida, who achieved internet fame for his music videos on YouTube. Early years Gormley learned to play the guitar as a teenager and later wro ...

* "Stars", by Mark Owen from '' The Art of Doing Nothing'', 2013 * "Stars", by Mindi Abair from ''

'', 2008 * "Stars", by PinkPantheress from ''

Fancy That ''Fancy That'' is the second mixtape by English singer-songwriter and record producer PinkPantheress. It was released on 9 May 2025 through Warner Records. It marks her second mixtape release, following her debut mixtape '' To Hell with It'' (2 ...

'', 2025 * "Stars", by Sixx:A.M. from ''

Modern Vintage ''Modern Vintage'' is the third studio album by American rock band Sixx:A.M. Modern Vintage peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 on October 25, 2014. It topped the Billboard Hard Rock Charts, and reached number 5 on the Billboard Rock chart ...

'', 2014 * "Stars", by Superfly and Tortoise Matsumoto, 2012 * "Stars", by Sylvester from ''

'', 1979 * "Stars", by t.A.T.u. from ''

200 km/h in the Wrong Lane ''200 km/h in the Wrong Lane'' (also titled ''t.A.T.u.'' in Japan) is the second album, and first English-language studio album, by Russian music duo t.A.T.u. It was first released on 7 October 2002 in Europe, then on 10 December 2002 in Nor ...

'', 2002 * "The Stars", by Moby from '' Last Night'', 2008 * "The Stars", by Patrick Wolf from ''

The Magic Position ''The Magic Position'' is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. It was released on 26 February 2007. The album features collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love as well as backi ...

'', 2007

Television

* ''Stars'', and episode of ''

The Ed Sullivan Show ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York City, New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the ''CB ...

'' * ''

'', and episode of ''Rainbow'' * ''The Stars'' (TV series), 1988 UK astronomy programme * "Stars" (''Peppa Pig''), a 2004 episode * "The Stars" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), an episode of ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' * ''Stars'', and episode of ''

Entertainment Tonight ''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American Broadcast syndication, first-run syndicated news broadcasting news magazine, newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Par ...

Other uses in arts, media and entertainment

* ''

Stars! ''Stars!'' is a turn-based strategy, science fiction 4X video game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate), originally developed by Jeff Johnson and Jeff McBride with help from Jeffrey Krauss ("the Jeffs") for personal use, initially released a ...

'', a 1995 game for Windows * The F.A. Premier League Stars, a 1999 videogame * "The Stars", a story about a shepherd by

Alphonse Daudet Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Early life Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the ' ...

* ''Stars'' (M. C. Escher), a 1948 wood engraving print by M. C. Escher *

The Stars Art Group The Stars Art Group or simply "The Stars" (Xīngxīng 星星) was a Chinese avant-garde group of non-professional artists in the late 1970s and early 1980s (the exact interval usually given as 1979 to 1983). It was founded by Ma Desheng and Huang ...

, a Chinese group of artists in the late 1970s and early 1980s

Science and technology

Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE, pronounced ) is a 501(c)(3) association of higher education institutions headquartered in Philadelphia. The association aims to improve sustainable practices in h ...

(STARS) *

Stars (shader effect) Stars is a computer graphics effect used by computer games A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboa ...

, a computer graphics effect used by computer games *

AMD 10h The AMD Family 10h, or K10, is a microprocessor microarchitecture by AMD based on the K8 microarchitecture. The first third-generation Opteron products for servers were launched on September 10, 2007, with the Phenom processors for desktops fo ...

(unofficial code name: Stars), a microarchitecture *

Stars virus A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of lig ...

, a computer virus * Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite, a satellite built by

Kagawa University is a national university in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Kagawa university has its roots in a vocational school founded in 1874. The university was established in 1949 as a national university after the consolidation and reorganization of the Kagawa ...

STARS-II Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite II or STARS-II, was a nanosatellite built by Japan's Kagawa University to test an electrodynamic tether in low Earth orbit, a follow-on to the STARS mission. STARS-II was launched by an H-IIA rocket, fl ...

, a follow-on project

Sports

Baseball

Cleveland Stars (baseball) The Cleveland Stars were a Negro league baseball team in the East-West League, based in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932. In their only season, they finished with an 8-16 record. References 1932 disestablishments in Ohio 1932 establishments in Ohi ...