Dossier
Vega
Coverage of Vega in the Nexus archive.
- French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake
Xavier Niel, a French telecoms billionaire, became Vodafone’s largest shareholder by purchasing a 16% stake for £4.4bn. The Emirati telecoms group e& sold its entire shareholding in Vodafone for 112.5p a share.
- Starwatch: Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks on the night of April 22-23, with meteors originating from the constellation Lyra near Vega. First recorded in 687 BC, the shower's meteoroids are remnants of a comet discovered in 1861.