Aurora
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- Aurora (astronomy), a glow in the sky sometimes seen at polar latitudes
- Aurora (mythology), the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology
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.
- A song by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk from her 2001 album Vespertine.
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]]
People
- 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 Stjernvall, Finnish benefactor
- 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
In South Africa
In South Atlantic
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
- Aurora kinases, a family of kinase enzymes
Computers
- Aurora engine and Aurora toolset, runs Neverwinter Nights
- [AURORA], IBM network profiling system
- Aurora, an adware client from DirectRevenue
- Aurora SPARC Linux, a port of the Fedora Core Linux distribution for SPARC based computers
Space
- Aurora (astronomy), the northern or southern lights
- 94 Aurora, an asteroid discovered by J. C. Watson, 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
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
Others
- 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
- Grass Valley Aurora, a software suite for digital news, sports and feature production
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