Ad Astra | Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

“ad astra”

The following 3 entries include the term ad astra.

ad astra per aspera

Latin phrase

: to the stars through hardships motto of Kansas

per aspera ad astra

Latin phrase

sic itur ad astra

Latin quotation from Virgil

: thus one goes to the stars : such is the way to immortality


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