I don't know if this has been said before, or if it's obvious or not, but today I was just thinking about Star Junction and how it's going to be Star Junction and noticed why Rockstar might have used Star. Check this out.
In math we have multiplication, where you multiply (times) something. Now, here is one way of writing an equation:
2 x 2 = 4
2 Times 2 Equals 4. Now with an asteric, or a star
2 * 2 = 4
Same thing, I don't know, I just find it interesting for some reason .