Black Star

Black star can refer to any of the following;

Astronomy

• Saturn, is referred to as "Black Star" in ancient Judaeic beliefs
• Dark star, a theoretical star that has a surface escape velocity that equals or exceeds the speed of light
• Black hole, any region of space time where escape to the outside universe is impossible
• Black dwarf, a type of degenerate dwarf star, specifically, a cold white dwarf.

Music

• Blackstar (band), a heavy metal band formed by former members of Carcass
• Black Star, the initial name of Bahraini thrash metal band Motör Militia
• Black Star (hip hop group), a hip hop group formed by rappers Mos Def and Talib Kweli
  • Black Star (album), an album by the above group
• Black Star (Timati album), an album by Russian rapper Timati
• "Black Star" (song), a song from Radiohead's album The Bends
• "Black Star" (Yngwie Malmsteen song), a song from Yngwie Malmsteen's album Rising Force
• Strange Attractor/Black Star, an album by dark ambient giant Brian "Lustmord" Williams

Other

• BlackStar, a 1981 fantasy/sci-fi cartoon by Filmation
• Black Star Line, a shipping line created by Marcus Garvey to repatriate African-Americans to Africa
• Black Star (photo agency), a New York-based photo agency founded in 1935
• Black Star (Babylon 5), a ship in the Babylon 5 science fiction universe
• Blackstar (spaceplane), a rumoured United States Air Force spaceplane
• Black Star (terrorist group), a Greek terrorist group also known as Mavro Asteri
• Sendit.com, a UK-based online DVD and video sales company whose former name is "Blackstar"
• Ghana national football team, whose nickname is "The Black Stars"
• Black Sex Link, a breed of poultry also known as "Black Star"
• The Chinese Type 54 pistol, also known as the "Black Star pistol"