A nova is an exploding star.
Nova or NOVA may also refer to:
Nova, Africa, former Ancient city and Roman bishopric, now in Tunisia and a Latin Catholic titular seeNõva (disambiguation), several places in EstoniaNova, HungaryNova, East AzerbaijanNova, SemnanNova, OhioNorthern VirginiaN.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, a 2009 video gameNova (Sam Alexander), a Marvel Comics Superhero, the teenage member of the Nova CorpsNova (fairy), a fictional character on the U.S. TV series Once Upon a TimeNova (Planet of the Apes), a fictional character in Planet of the ApesNova (Frankie Raye), a Marvel Comics superhero and a Herald of GalactusNova (Richard Rider), a Marvel Comics superhero, the original Nova and leader of the Nova CorpsNova (Ultra monster)Nova, a Magic Knight Rayearth characterNova, the radar operator aboard the spaceship Argo from the U.S. adaptation of the Japanese anime series Star BlazersCassandra Nova, a Marvel Comics villainNova 6, a fictional biochemical weapon in Call of Duty: Black OpsNova Satori, a Robotech characterNova Terra, a Starcraft characterPrime Nova, a Transformers characterNova (novel), by Samuel R. DelanyNova 1 through Nova 4, anthologies of original science fiction edited by Harry HarrisonThe Nova Trilogy, a series of novels by William S. BurroughsNova (Bangladeshi band), a psychedelic, progressive and hard rock band in Bangladesh, formed in 1986 in DhakaNova (Dutch band), a Dutch electronic music band featuring Rob Papen, also known as PeruNova (Italian band), an Italian progressive rock/jazz fusion band formed in 1975Nova (Swedish band), a Swedish pop music band, previously known as Malta that participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973Albums and songs
Nova (Atargatis album), 2007Nova (Rajaton album), 2000"Nova" (The Sound of Arrows song), a single by Swedish duo The Sound of Arrows"Nova" (Ahrix song), 2016Nova (magazine), a monthly feminine magazine published by Abril and part of the international Cosmopolitan groupNova (UK magazine), a British magazine, 1965–75Nova (radio network), a group of Australian radio stationsNova M Radio, an American radio networkRadio Nova (disambiguation), several radio stationsNova (TV channel), Spanish private television channel owned by AtresmediaNova TV (disambiguation), various stationsTV Nova (Czech Republic), Czech private television channel owned by CMENova (Dutch TV series), a current-events programNova (TV series), an American science seriesNova – Center for Social InnovationNova Group (metros), a group of small to medium-sized metro rail systems in the Community of MetrosNOVA-MBA Association, the global association of Italian MBAsNova Information Systems, former name of credit card transaction firm ElavonAir Nova, a Canadian airline from 1986 to 2001Nova Airways, a passenger airline based in Khartoum, Sudan, founded in 2000Nova Bus, a Canadian bus manufacturerNova Chemicals, a company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, CanadaNOVA Entertainment, an Australian companyNew Majority (Slovakia), a Slovakian political partyNew Serb Democracy, a Montenegrin political partyScience and technology
Nova (laser), high-power laser built at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1984Nova (operating system), a Cuban state-sponsored Linux distributionNova (rocket), a series of proposed rocket designsNova, a high-altitude ballooning project by CU SpaceflightNOνA, a particle physics neutrino experiment in FermilabData General Nova, a minicomputer first built in 1969OpenStack Nova, a distributed computing componentNOVA (filesystem), a Linux filesystemNova (kit car)Chevrolet Nova, an American car produced 1962–1979 and 1985–1988Dacia Nova, a Romanian car produced 1995–2000Holden Nova, an Australian car produced 1989–1996Lada Nova, a Russian car produced 1982–presentVauxhall Nova, a British car produced 1982–1993Nova (eikaiwa), an English language conversation school in JapanNew University of Lisbon, Portugal, also known as NovaNorthern Virginia Community College, Virginia, also known as NoVaNova High School (Redding, California), a public high school from 1967 to 1991Nova High School, FloridaNova Southeastern University, FloridaThe Nova Project, an alternative high school in WashingtonVillanova University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sometimes referred to as 'NovaVillanova Wildcats, the school's sports teams, also sometimes called 'NovaNova (singer), a Puerto Rican reggaeton and hip hop singer, part of duo Nova & JoryNova (wrestler), ring name of American pro wrestler Mike BucciNŌVA (born 1995), Canadian singer-songwriterNova Peris (born 1971), Aboriginal Australian athlete and former politicianAldo Nova (born 1956), Canadian musicianAnna Nova (born 1975), German pornographic actressDebi Nova, stage name of Costa Rican singer-songwriter Deborah Nowalski Kader (born 1980)Erika Nõva (1905–1987), Estonian architectHeather Nova (born 1967), Bermudan singer, songwriter and poetIván Nova (born 1987), Dominican baseball playerNova Pilbeam (1919-2015), British actressBenelli Nova, a pump action shotgunNova Institution for Women, a Canadian federal women's prisonNova Scotia salmon or Nova lox, a variant of loxSS Nova, a Cypriot cargo ship in service 1969–1971 