Per aspera ad astra is a Latin phrase that translates literally as "through asperities (hardships, adversities, rigours) to the stars" and is the motto of many organizations.

Per aspera ad astra may also refer to:

  • Per Aspera Ad Astra (1981 film), a Soviet science fiction film
  • Per Aspera Ad Astra (2026 film), a Chinese science fiction film
  • Per Aspera Ad Astra (album), an album by Stars of the Lid
  • "Per Aspera Ad Astra", a song by the band Haggard from the album Eppur si muove
  • "Per Aspera Ad Astra", a Die Apokalyptischen Reiter song from the album Samurai
  • Per Aspera, a video game
  • "Per aspera ad astra", a motto in the book series Red Rising by Pierce Brown
  • "Per Aspera Ad Astra", a song by the band Fleshgod Apocalypse from the album Opera
  • "Per aspera ad astra", the 13th episode of BanG Dream! Ave Mujica.

Ad astra per aspera may refer to:

  • Ad Astra per Aspera (band), a band from Lawrence, Kansas
  • Ad Astra per Aspera (album), an album by Abandon Kansas
  • "Ad Astra Per Aspera", a song by Acceptance from the album Phantoms
  • Aspera (band), initially known as Aspera ad Astra
  • Ad Astra per Aspera (manga) a Japanese manga series by Kenjiro Hata
  • "Ad Astra per Aspera" (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), an episode of the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
  • "Ad Astra per Aspera", official state motto of Kansas

See also

  • Per ardua ad astra, "Through adversity to the stars" or "Through struggle to the stars", motto of the Royal Air Force
  • Ad astra (disambiguation)