Astro

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Astro may refer to:

• Astronomy
  • Astrobiology
  • Astrochemistry
  • Astrometry
  • Astrophysics
• Astrology
• Astro (Motorola), used to describe the digital voice radios produced by Motorola
• Astro (satellite TV), a Malaysian subscription-based multi-channel satellite TV and radio service
• Astro Nusantara, Indonesia subscription-based multi-channel TV service
• Astro (The Jetsons), a dog on the animated television series The Jetsons.
• Astro (band), a Japanese noise music project
• "Astro", a song by The White Stripes from their 1999 album The White Stripes
• Astro Boy, the American title for the Japanese animated series Tetsuwan Atomu.
• Astro Chicken, a video game.
• Astro City, a comic book series.
• Project names of astronomy satellites developed by ISAS (now JAXA) — ASTRO-A (Hinotori), ASTRO-B (Tenma), ASTRO-C (Ginga), ASTRO-D (ASCA), ASTRO-E and ASTRO-EII (Suzaku), ASTRO-F (Akari), ASTRO-G.
• Astro-geodetic methods, a group of important methods in geodesy, satellite techniques and astrometry.
• Astrodome, A sports venue in Houston, Texas. The first home of the Houston Astros.
• Astro-Gnome, an American automobile.
• Astro Lounge, a 1999 album by rock band Smash Mouth.
• Astro Megaship, a fictional spaceship.
• Astro (Navigation), Celestial Navigation. Positional Astronomy. Navigating by the stars.
• Astro-twin, an astrology term.
• Chevrolet Astro, a model of van.
• GMC Astro, a cabover tractor-trailer truck made by GMC from 1968-1988
• The Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas
• ASTRO, the Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations vehicle.
• A player on the Houston Astros.
• The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• The annual conference for the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (e.g. ASTRO 2007)

See also Astra, Astros.