Cygnus is the Latin word for swan and may refer to: Astronomy Cygnus (constellation), a northern constellation Cygnus A, a radio galaxy within the constellation Cygnus X (star complex), a star complex within the constellation Cygnus X-1, a binary system within the constellation Cygnus X-3, a binary system within the constellation Business & industry Cygnus 20, a Canadian sailboat design Cygnus (spacecraft), a space vehicle developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and Thales Alenia Space Cygnus Air or Gestair Cargo, a Spanish cargo airline Cygnus Business Media, a U.S.-based business-to-business publishing company Cygnus Solutions, a company that provided commercial support for free software and the original developer of Cygwin Other uses Cygnus (genus), the genus of most swans Cygnus (mythology) or Cycnus, a number of characters in Greek mythology Cygnus X-1 (song series), a 1977–1978 two-part song series by Rush Cygnus X (music group), a trance music project Cygnus (spacecraft), an expendable spacecraft USS Cygnus, a fictional starship in The Black Hole Empress Cygnus, a non-player character in the game MapleStory Cygnus gas field, a UK North Sea gas field Cygnus, Colombian Folk Rock/Metal Band See also Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), a hurricane study satellite constellation in development by NASA Cygnet (disambiguation) Cygwin Swan (disambiguation) ru:Cygnus