Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spacecraft have some of the coolest names in the galaxy — from sleek probes and rovers to star-hopping vessels in sci-fi ...

SpaceX often gives its rockets, satellite constellations and even its ground-based infrastructure clever, cosmic-inspired names. The Falcon 9 rocket, for instance, is named after the Millennium Falcon ...

Venus is officially a lonely planet. After losing contact with the Akatsuki spacecraft last year, Japan’s space agency (JAXA) has officially ended operations of the lone mission left in our ...

SpaceX often gives its rockets, satellite constellations and even its ground-based infrastructure clever, cosmic-inspired names. The Falcon 9 rocket, for instance, is named after the Millennium Falcon ...