Nova (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Science and technology 2 Vehicles 3 Geography 4 Education 5 Communications media 6 People 7 Popular culture and entertainment 8 Other uses

Nova may refer to:

[edit] Science and technology

• Nova, a stellar (star) explosion
  • Supernova
• Nova, a high altitude balloning project by CU Spaceflight
• NOνA, a proposed particle physics experiment in northern Minnesota, USA
• Nova rocket, a designation for heavy lifter rockets larger than the Saturn V
• Nova laser at LLNL from 1984 to 1999 used for fusion experiments
• Data General Nova, a series of minicomputers made by Data General
• Luminous Red Nova, a different kind of stellar explosion

[edit] Vehicles

• Nova (kit car), based on the Volkswagen Beetle chassis
• Nova Bus, a Quebec, Canada bus manufacturing company
• Chevrolet Nova, a car produced by General Motors
• Dacia Nova, a car produced by Renault
• Ligier Nova, a car produced by Ligier
• Vauxhall Nova, another car produced by General Motors

[edit] Geography

• Nova Scotia, a Canadian province
• Nova, Hungary, a town in county Zala in Hungary
• Nova, Ohio, a place in the state of Ohio in the USA
• Carthago Nova is the ancient name of Cartagena, Spain
• Northern Virginia, region in the state of Virginia in the USA

[edit] Education

• Nova (English teaching company), an English Language School, or Eikaiwa (formerly one of the "big four" English conversation schools in Japan)
• Nova High School, a public high school located in Davie, Florida
• Nova Southeastern University, in the suburbs of Miami, Florida, USA
• NOVA University Network, The Nordic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network
• Northern Virginia Community College, which is locally referred to as 'NOVA'
• The Nova Project, a public alternative high school in Seattle, Washington
• Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in Lisbon, Portugal
• Villanova University, a Catholic college in Radnor, Pennsylvania

[edit] Communications media

• NOVA (TV series), an educational television series in the USA
  • NOVA scienceNOW, a newsmagazine version of NOVA, launched in 2005
• Nova (Dutch TV series), a behind-the-news program in the Netherlands
• Nova (radio network), a group of Australian radio stations
• NOVA Greece, a digital satellite television platform in Greece
• Nova Magazine Brazilian magazine
• Nova M Radio, a progressive radio network in the United States
• Nova Television, a Bulgarian TV station
• Nova TV, a Croatian TV station
• Rádio Nova (Portugal), a radio station from Porto, Portugal
• Radio Nova (Finland), a Finnish radio channel
• TV Nova, a commercial TV station in the Czech Republic

[edit] People

• Ana Nova, a German pornographic actress
• Heather Nova, singer
• Nikki Nova
• Yulia Nova, Russian erotic model
• Mike Bucci, professional wrestler known by the stage name Nova

[edit] Popular culture and entertainment

• Nova, a villain in the second series of the anime Magic Knight Rayearth
• Nova (album), a music album by Rajaton
• Nova (comic book), a French edition of Marvel Comics title by Editions Lug
• Nova (comics), Richard Rider, the last of the Nova Corps & former member of the New Warriors
• Nova ranger a charecter in power rangers SPD
• Nova (Frankie Raye), former Herald of Galactus
• Nova (novel), science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany
• Nova (Planet of the Apes), the name of the mute female human in the movie Planet of the Apes
• Nova (science fiction magazine)
• Nova Satori, a character in the Robotech anime television series.
• Nova Terra, the protagonist of the StarCraft: Ghost sub-series.
• Escape Velocity Nova, a computer game by Ambrosia Software
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri, a computer game by Looking Glass Studios
• The Nova Trilogy, common name given by critics to a series of science fiction books by William S. Burroughs
• Nova Prospekt is a fictional location in Half-life 2

[edit] Other uses

• NOVA Chemicals, a chemical manufacturing company
• Nova Kinosenter, a cinema located in Trondheim, Norway
• Nova lox, a type of smoked salmon
• Nova Mandarin, a citrus fruit
• Novas Software, an electronic design automation (EDA) company based in San Jose, California
• Bossa nova, a music style of Brazil
• Team Nova, a Formula Nippon racing team