Starburst most often refers to: Starburst region, a generic term to describe a region of space with a much higher than normal star formation Starburst galaxy, a galaxy with an exceptionally high rate of star formation Starburst (candy), a brand of fruit-flavored candy Starburst may also refer to: Culture Starburst (Farscape), a means of faster-than-light propulsion in the television series Farscape Publications Starburst (magazine), a British science fiction-related magazine, first published in 1977 Starburst (Alfred Bester), a collection of short stories by science-fiction author Alfred Bester, 1958 Starburst (Frederik Pohl), a science-fiction novel by Frederik Pohl, written as an expansion of his novella The Gold at the Starbow's End Other uses Starburst (business), or corporate spin-off, the breaking up of a large company Starburst (symbol), a symbol consisting of a star surrounded by rays emanating from it Starburst (missile), a British man-portable surface-to-air missile (MANPADS) Fourteen-segment display or Starburst display, an alphanumeric display configuration StarBurst, an office suite of the early 1980s Clerodendrum quadriloculare, a tropical flowering plant that is also called a starburst Cross screen filter or Starburst filter, a type of lens filter that creates patterns of lines to radiate from bright points Diffraction spike, or a line radiating from a bright light source that can occur in a photograph or vision. Starburst amacrine cell Starburst anemone See also