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Astro is a term with several unrelated uses in language, science, entertainment, and business. It derives from the Greek astron meaning star and is used as a prefix in many scientific terms as well as a proper noun in brand and character names.

In science and technology, astro- is a productive combining form in terms such as astronomy, astrophysics, asteroid,

In popular culture, ASTRO is a South Korean boy band formed by Fantagio in 2016. The group

In media services, Astro refers to Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, a media company operating Malaysia's satellite

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astrochemistry,
and
astrobiology.
The
word
is
also
the
name
of
a
modern
web
development
framework,
Astro,
created
by
Fred
Schott
and
others.
Released
in
2021,
Astro
enables
building
websites
with
an
islands
architecture,
supports
components
from
React,
Vue,
Svelte,
and
other
libraries,
and
emphasizes
shipping
minimal
JavaScript
by
default
with
multiple
rendering
options
including
static
site
generation
and
server-side
rendering.
consists
of
six
members:
Jinjin,
MJ,
Cha
Eun-woo,
Moonbin,
Rocky,
and
Sanha.
The
band
has
released
multiple
albums
and
singles
and
has
an
international
following.
Astro
is
also
the
name
of
the
family
dog
in
the
animated
television
series
The
Jetsons,
a
1960s
cartoon.
television
provider
and
related
services.
The
term
Astro,
because
of
its
diverse
uses,
appears
across
science,
technology,
entertainment,
and
business
contexts.