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Star Search
Star Search is the American talent competition created by Al Masini, hosted by Ed McMahon 1983–1995, that launched Beyoncé, Britney Spears, and Dave Chappelle; revived 2003–2004 with Arsenio Hall and rebooted live on Netflix in 2026 with Anthony Anderson, real-time voting, and winner TJ Salta.
Star shaft
Star shafts are four narrow passages ascending from the chambers of Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, proposed as ventilation, geometric features, or passages for the king's soul toward the stars.
Star Slinger
Star Slinger, real name Darren Williams, is an English electronic music producer and DJ who began releasing sample-driven beat tapes in 2010 and drew early acclaim from The Guardian and The FADER.
Star Sports (Indian TV network)
Star Sports is JioStar's Indian pay-TV sports network, formerly ESPN/Star India-run, with 24 channels after 2025, rights to IPL, ICC, ISL and Pro Kabaddi, and multilingual feeds in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.
Star Surf & Skate
Star Surf & Skate (Star Surf + Skate) is a Mandurah, Western Australia surf shop founded by Dave Kennedy in Perth in March 1980, owned by Ian 'Wooly' Macpherson since 2006, and SBIA Australian Single Store Retailer of the Year 2019 and 2022.
Star system
A star system, also called a stellar or multiple-star system, is a group of two or more gravitationally bound stars orbiting a common center of mass.
Star Tours
Star Tours is a Star Wars-themed motion simulator ride at Disney parks, created with George Lucas and opened at Disneyland in 1987, reimagined in 2011 as Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.
Star tracker
A star tracker is an optical instrument on a spacecraft that measures its orientation by imaging stars and matching them against an onboard star catalog.
Star Trek
Star Trek is the American science fiction franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, launched on NBC September 8, 1966. Canceled after three seasons and 79 episodes, it grew through fandom, syndication, six series, and 13 films into a cultural phenomenon.
Star Trek (1971 video game)
Star Trek, also known as STTR1, is a 1971 text-based computer game written by Mike Mayfield, in which the player commands the starship Enterprise hunting Klingons across a grid-based galaxy.
Star Trek (2009 film)
Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams that relaunches the franchise with a new cast as young Kirk and Spock.
Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond (2016) is the third Kelvin-timeline Star Trek film, directed by Justin Lin, written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto; it grossed $335.7 million worldwide.
Star Trek Continues
Star Trek Continues is an American fan-made web series (11 episodes, 2013–2017), an unofficial TOS continuation starring Vic Mignogna as Kirk, completing the five-year mission's final year with full-scale original-blueprint sets.
Star Trek Day
Star Trek Day is the annual fan and franchise observance on September 8, marking the 1966 premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series with "The Man Trap"; formally celebrated since 2020, distinct from First Contact Day (April 5).
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek Generations (1994) is Paramount's seventh Star Trek film, directed by David Carson, uniting captains Kirk and Picard in the Nexus against Soran; it grossed $74.6M in the US and scored 48% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer, in which Admiral Kirk faces Khan Noonien Singh.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) is the third Star Trek film, also known by its working title Star Trek: In Search of Spock. Directed by Leonard Nimoy in his feature debut, written and produced by Harve Bennett, it follows Kirk's crew stealing the Enterprise to recover Spock, grossing about $76 million domestically.
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness, also known as Star Trek XII, is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams, the second in the rebooted series.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), directed by Leonard Nimoy, is the fourth original-cast Star Trek film: Kirk's crew time-travels to 1986 San Francisco to fetch humpback whales that can answer a probe threatening Earth. Its most profitable Trek film to that date.
Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online (STO) is a free-to-play Star Trek MMORPG by Cryptic Studios, launched February 2, 2010, set in 2409, with Federation, Klingon, and Romulan factions, space and ground combat, and the 2026 Undiscovered season.
Star Trek uniforms
Star Trek uniforms: the costume designs worn by Starfleet and other factions across the Star Trek series and films, covering TOS velour tunics, Fletcher's monster maroons, TNG spandex jumpsuits, DS9 utility wear, and Discovery's grey redesigns.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 American science fiction film, the fifth Star Trek feature, directed by William Shatner, in which Spock's half-brother Sybok hijacks the Enterprise.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) is Nicholas Meyer's final original-cast Star Trek film, a Cold War and perestroika allegory in which Kirk and McCoy are framed for Chancellor Gorkon's assassination after Praxis explodes.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is an American science fiction television series, the third live-action Star Trek series, which ran from 1993 to 1999.
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery is a Star Trek TV series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, premiering 2017 on CBS All Access. Five seasons led by Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham; set a decade before The Original Series, later the 32nd century; ended 2024.
Star Trek: Discovery (season 5)
Final ten-episode season of Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+, April 2024), following Captain Burnham's hunt for the Progenitors' technology against the Breen, ending with the series finale 'Life, Itself'.
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005, UPN) is a Star Trek prequel series following Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and the warp-5 NX-01 crew before the Federation's founding; 4 seasons, 96 episodes, Temporal Cold War arc, canceled 2005.
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact, also known as Star Trek VIII, is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes, starring the Next Generation crew battling the Borg.
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection, also known as Star Trek IX, is a 1998 American science fiction film starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard, directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Star Trek: Khan
Star Trek: Khan is a nine-episode CBS Studios scripted audio drama (podcast) by Kirsten Beyer and David Mack from a Nicholas Meyer story, released weekly from September 8, 2025, telling Khan Noonien Singh's exile on Ceti Alpha V between "Space Seed" and The Wrath of Khan, starring Naveen Andrews, Wrenn Schmidt, George Takei, and Tim Russ.