Fun Facts
What is Vega's rank in the sky for brightness?
Vega is the 5th brightest star in the sky.
Is Vega bigger or smaller than the sun?
Vega is bigger than the sun.
Is there a possibility of planets in Vega's asteroid belt?
Yes there is, scientists have discovered the asteroid belt and the possibility of planets in it.
What does the meaning of Vega's name come from?
Vega's name comes from an Arabic word.
What is the one of the most beautiful and best story about the star Vega?
The most beautiful and best story comes from Asia.
How old is Vega?
Vega is only one-tenth as old as the sun but is still billions of years old.
True or false?
Vega will die before the sun?
True! Vega uses up more hydrogen than the sun leaving it to heat up its core faster and blow into space.
Is the asteroid belt bigger or smaller than the Kuiper Belt of our solar system?
It is actually significantly bigger than the Kuiper Belt.
What countries is Vega honored by?
Islam and Japan have celebrations to honor Vega by using it to mark time for festivals and prayers.
Was Niulang a prince or a farm boy?
Niulang was a farm boy, that is one of the reasons for the forbidden romance between Niulang and Zihu.
What constellation is Vega part of?
Vega is part of the constellation Lyra.
After the new phase of life of Vega, what will happen?
The core will shrink and get hotter, nuclear reactions will soon began and its outer layer will come off, then swell many times its current size.
What telescope did NASA use to find Vega's asteroid belt?
NASA used the Spitzer Space Telescope to find the asteroid belt of Vega.
What is Vega also called?
Vega is called the Harp Star because it is the brightest star of the constellation Lyra.
True or false?
A bridge of ducks forms across the Milky Way in the story about Vega.
False!
It is actually a bridge of magpies that forms across the Milky Way so that Niulang and Zihu can meet again.
Is Vega the brightest or least brightest star of Lyra.
Vega is the brightest and most important star of Lyra.
True or false?
Vega and the sun are both in their main sequence.
True!
True or False?
The outer belt of the Vega's two belts is five times farther away from its host star.
False!
Vega's outer belt is actually ten times farther away from its host star.
What is Vega referred to in Japan?
In Japan Vega is called "Orihime", a celestial princess or goddess.
Which star is Niulang represented by in the story about Niulang and Zihu?
Niulang is represented by Altair and Vega is represented by Zihu the goddess.
True or false?
Vega is used to find the holy city of Mecca.
True!
Vega is used to find the holy city of Mecca in Islam.
True or false?
Vega has a weaker gravitational pull than the sun?
False! Vega has a greater gravitational pull than the sun.
Is the inner or outer belt of Vega's belt cool?
The outer belt is cool and the inner belt is warmer.
Vega's name is Arabic, but what does it mean?
Vega's name means "waqi" which means "falling" or "swooping."
When is the only time Niulang and Zihu can meet.
Niulang and Zihu can only meet on the the seventh night of the seventh moon.