Aspera may refer to:

Music

Aspera (band) Aspera (initially Aspera Ad Astra) were an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History Aspera formed in 1996 under the name Aspera ad Astra in Philadelphia, and released a 7" split with Haelah before issuing their debut ...

, an American indie rock band * ''

(a)spera ''(a)spera'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mirah, released on March 10, 2009. Produced by Phil Elverum, it met with a largely positive reception from music critics. According to ''PopMatters'' about the album, "The music ...

'', a 2009 album by Mirah *

Above Symmetry Atle Pettersen (born September 5, 1989 in Skien) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from Skien and lead singer of the band The Scheen.We Will Become Like Birds ''We Will Become Like Birds'' is the fourth album by Erin McKeown. It was released via Nettwerk Records in 2005 and features contributions from Juana Molina and Peter Mulvey Peter Mulvey (born September 6, 1969) is an American folk singer-so ...

'' by Erin McKeown

Science

Aspera European Astroparticle network ASPERA (or AStroParticle European Research Area) is a network of national government agencies responsible for coordinating and funding national research efforts in astroparticle physics. Members ASPERA comprises the following agencies: FNRS ...

, a physics organization

Technology

Aspera (company) Aspera is a data transport and streaming technology company that provides high speed data transfer services. Aspera belongs to the hybrid cloud business unit of IBM. History Aspera was founded in 2004 by Michelle Munson and Serban Simu. Aspe ...

a file transfer software company *Analyzer of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms, an instrument package on the

Mars Express ''Mars Express'' is a space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA). The ''Mars Express'' mission is exploring the planet Mars, and is the first planetary mission attempted by the agency. "Express" originally ref ...

and

Venus Express ''Venus Express'' (VEX) was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in November 2005, it arrived at Venus in April 2006 and began continuously sending back science data from its polar orbit around Venus. ...

spacecraft * Automatic Space Plasma Experiment with Rotating Analyzer, an instrument on board the

Phobos 2 ''Phobos 2'' was the last space probe designed by the Soviet Union. It was designed to explore the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. It was launched on 12 July 1988, and entered orbit on 29 January 1989. ''Phobos 2'' operated nominally throug ...

spacecraft

Biology and Anatomy

* ''Ulmus'' 'Aspera', a kind of elm tree * ''Aspera'', a nomen superfluum for the Rubiaceae genus ''

Galium ''Galium'' is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. There are over 600 spe ...

'' * ''H. aspera'' (disambiguation), several species of plants *

Linea aspera The linea aspera ( la, rough line) is a ridge of roughened surface on the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur. It is the site of attachments of muscles and the intermuscular septum. Its margins diverge above and below. The linea asper ...

, a bone structure in human anatomy

Other

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Per aspera ad astra ''Ad astra'' is a Latin language, 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') and "''opta ardua pennis astra sequi''" ('desire ...

'', a Latin phrase {{disambiguation