Ansa (from Latin ansa, a handle), in astronomy, one of the apparent ends of the rings of Saturn as seen in perspective from the earth: so-called because, in the earlier telescopes, they looked like handles projecting from the planet. In anatomy the word is applied to nervous structures which resemble loops. In archaeology it is used for the engraved and ornamented handle of a vase, which has often survived when the vase itself, being less durable, has disappeared.

ANSA is the Alliance of Norwegian Students Abroad, with approximately 9000 members:

In Hinduism, Ansa is a solar deity and one of the Adityas.

ANSA is also an Italian cooperative whose main business is that of news agency.

ANSA is also the acronym used by the Australian Network of Student Anthropologists. This network was formed in November 2005 as a student-run arm of the Australian Anthropological Society.

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.