Ad astra
Latin phrase meaning "to the stars" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Ad astra (disambiguation).
"Per aspera ad astra" redirects here. For other uses, see Per aspera ad astra (disambiguation).
Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote in his Aeneid: "sic itur ad astra" ('thus one journeys to the stars')[1] and "opta ardua pennis astra sequi" ('desire to pursue the high[/hard to reach] stars on wings').[2] Another origin is Seneca the Younger, who wrote in Hercules: "non est ad astra mollis e terris via" ('there is no easy way from the earth to the stars').[3]