Selene (Vega III)

Selene is a terrestrial planet in the Vega system, [United Empire of Earth (UEE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) that was minimally [terraformed](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qgj8vjnj-terraforming) to [Human](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Nwpnr6wa2-humans) specifications. From 2550 to 2712, Selene was a center of industry, trade, tourism, and culture, serving as a key travel hub in the UEE. After the [Battle of Orion](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RMXyYxqw8K-battle-of-orion) in 2712, Selene experienced a sharp drop in population as inhabitants of the system fled to other worlds in fear of an imminent [Vanduul](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VpGPp92gdO-vanduul) invasion. In 2737, after the dual losses of [Virgil](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/box5moyeoZ-fall-of-virgil) and [Tiber](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0OaBY5pGrq-siege-of-tiber), Vega became the closest UEE system to [Vanduul space](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDAMLKP74-vanduul-territory). While refugees from Virgil and Tiber filled in some of the gaps left by its fled populace, Selene's population numbers never reverted to pre-Vanduul levels. Today, many of Selene's buildings and construction projects are abandoned.