Vega

¹ American  

[vee-guh, vay-] / ˈvi gə, ˈveɪ- /

noun

1. Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.

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Vega ² American  

[vay-guh, ve-gah] / ˈveɪ gə, ˈvɛ gɑ /

noun

1. Lope de Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.

2. Garcilaso de la Vega.

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Vega ¹ British  

/ ˈviːɡə /

noun

1. the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most conspicuous in the N hemisphere. It is part of an optical double star having a faint companion. Distance: 25.3 light years; spectral type: A0V

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Vega ² British  

/ ˈveɪɡə, ˈbeɣa /

noun

1. See Lope de Vega

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Vega Scientific  

/ vē′gə,vā′gə /

1. A star in the constellation Lyra and one of the five brightest stars in the night sky. It is a white main-sequence star in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, with an apparent magnitude of 0.04. Vega, along with Altair and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Lyra.

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Etymology

Origin of Vega

1630–40; < Medieval Latin < Arabic ( al-nasr-al- ) wāqiʿ (the) falling (eagle), originally designating the three stars Alpha, Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae

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Vega

Vega, one of the brightest stars visible in the night sky, displays the same type of pattern.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Tanya Simon, the executive producer who oversaw the program’s recent success, was removed alongside correspondents Alfonsi and Vega, as well as senior editors and producers.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Correspondent Cecilia Vega was let go as part of Weiss’s overhaul in May, which also included ousting executive producer Tanya Simon and bringing in Bilton to run the program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ex-Tottenham centre-back Ramon Vega: "So sad. What a player and what a character as a manager! Kevin, you brought quality and greatness to the game. Thank you. R.I.P."

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

I was hoping those two cops that gave me and Vega a ride home wouldn’t show their faces.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore