Aurora (disambiguation)

Aurora most commonly refers to:

• Aurora (astronomy), a glow in the sky sometimes seen at polar latitudes
• Aurora (mythology), the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology

Aurora may also be:

Arts

Literature

• Aurora (comics), superhero in the Marvel Universe
• Aurora (mythology), the Roman goddess
• Aurora (planet), Spacer world in Isaac Asimov's fiction
• Aurora Australis (book), first book written in Antarctica
• Aurora Award (Prix Aurora), Canadian science-fiction and fantasy
• Aurora consurgens, manuscripts
• Aurora Leigh, a lengthy poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
• Aurora, SF society, a science fiction & fantasy society from Rijeka, Croatia
• Auroras of Autumn, poetry by Wallace Stevens

Music

• Aurora (album), by Susumu Hirasawa
• Aurora Gory Alice, the first album by Letters To Cleo
• Aurora Heads, an American electronic music band
• Aurora UK, a United Kingdom House music group
• A song by American rock band Foo Fighters, from their 1999 album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

Visual media

• Aurora (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis
  • Aurora-class battleship, an 'Ancient' warship in Stargate Atlantis
• Aurora Community Television, programs about Australia
• Aurora Production AG, Children of God, The Family International
• Princess Aurora, in Disney's version of Sleeping Beauty
• Aurora, a fictional supersonic bomber from Command & Conquer: Generals

Persons

• Aurora (name)
• Aurora A. Quezon, first spouse of a Philippine president to be called First Lady
• Aurora Browne, Canadian actress and comedian
• Aurora Königsmarck (1662–1728), mistress of Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland
• Aurora Robles, supermodel
• Aurora Snow, American pornographic actress

Places

In Australia

• Aurora Stadium, formerly York Park stadium in Launceston, Tasmania
• Aurora Tower, Brisbane, skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland

In Canada

• Aurora, Ontario
  • Aurora Cable Internet
  • Aurora Transit
• Aurora Place, Alberta
• Aurora, New Brunswick
• Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, in the Northwest Territories

In Guatemala

• La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, Guatemala

In the Philippines

• Aurora province
  • Maria Aurora, Aurora
• Aurora, Isabela
• Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur

In South Africa

• Aurora, South Africa

In South Atlantic

• Aurora Islands

In the United States

• Aurora, Alabama
• Aurora, Alaska
• Aurora, Arkansas
• Aurora, California
• Aurora, Colorado
  • Aurora Reservoir
• Aurora, Florida
• Aurora, Illinois
  • Aurora University, Illinois
• Aurora, Indiana
• Aurora, Iowa
• Aurora, Kansas
• Aurora, Kentucky
• Aurora, Louisiana
• Aurora, Maine
• Aurora, Michigan
• Aurora, Minnesota
• Aurora, Missouri
• Aurora, Montana
• Aurora, Nebraska
• Aurora, Nevada
• Aurora, New Mexico
• Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
• Aurora, Erie County, New York
  • Aurora Expressway, an expressway in western New York
• Aurora, North Carolina
• Aurora, Ohio
• Aurora, Oklahoma
• Aurora, Oregon
• Aurora, South Dakota
• Aurora, Texas
• Aurora, Utah
• Aurora, West Virginia
• Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Washington County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin
• Aurora County, South Dakota
  • Aurora Center, South Dakota
• Aurora Township, Minnesota
• Aurora Township, North Dakota

In Vanuatu

• Aurora Island (now generally known as Maewo)

Sciences

Biology

• Polar bears, the collective noun
• A family of kinases

Computers

• Aurora engine and Aurora toolset, runs Neverwinter Nights
• AURORA, IBM network profiling system
• Aurora, an adware client from DirectRevenue

Space

• Aurora (astronomy), the northern or southern lights
• 94 Aurora, an asteroid discovered by J. C. Watson, in September 6, 1867
• The Aurora Programme, a strategy of the European Space Agency
• Aurorae Sinus, a dark feature in the southern hemisphere of the planet Mars
• Project Aurora, Hypothesized United States hypersonic jet research program

Vehicles and vessels

Aircraft

• Aurora aircraft, a (possibly fictional) United States Air Force hypersonic spy plane
• CP-140 Aurora, maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the Canadian Air Force.

Automobiles

• Aurora (1904 automobile)
• Aurora (1957 automobile)
• Oldsmobile Aurora
• Aurora GRX

Marine

• Aurora (ship), Australian Antarctic expedition vessel
• Aurora Australis (icebreaker)
• Russian cruiser Aurora; the ship which started the Russian October Revolution
• HMS Aurora of the British Royal Navy
• MV Aurora, a cruise ship
• M/V Aurora, a ferry operated by the Alaska Marine Highway System
• Aurora, an 18th century Spanish ship, for which the Aurora Islands are named

Radio Controlled Aircraft

• Aurora RC Helicopter, a radio controlled helicopter from the Avant line of helicopters designed to fly in all 3 dimensional axes without any limitations

See also

• Aroura, ancient Greek unit of measurement
• Aurora Casket Company, based in Aurora, Indiana
• Aurora Energy, electricity company in Tasmania
• Aurora FC, traditional football club in Guatemala
• Aurora (pen manufacturer) and Giardino Italiano, the Italian company that makes Aurora fountain pens
• Sega Aurora, an arcade board