Milky Way
noun
1
: a broad luminous irregular band of light that stretches completely around the celestial sphere and is caused by the light of myriads of faint stars
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The celestial dial depicts the starry sky and Milky Way in warm, volcanic tones, rather than cool, blue hues.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Just to the upper left of Pegasus is the constellation Andromeda the Princess, the constellation that hosts the Andromeda Galaxy, the next-door neighbor to our home Milky Way galaxy.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed 3D map ever made of stellar nurseries in our Milky Way galaxy.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Here's everything to know about our Milky Way, including how to see the stunning natural phenomenon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
And these are among the closest galaxies to our own Milky Way.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Swap Snickers for Milky Way, Twix, or Reese’s for a different flavor combo.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
For the first time, a team of Japanese astronomers has captured clear images of jets and outflows from a young star forming in the far reaches of our Milky Way.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
There are what, hundreds of billions of planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Just to the upper left of Pegasus is the constellation Andromeda the Princess, the constellation that hosts the Andromeda Galaxy, the next-door neighbor to our home Milky Way galaxy.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed 3D map ever made of stellar nurseries in our Milky Way galaxy.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Here's everything to know about our Milky Way, including how to see the stunning natural phenomenon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
And these are among the closest galaxies to our own Milky Way.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Swap Snickers for Milky Way, Twix, or Reese’s for a different flavor combo.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
For the first time, a team of Japanese astronomers has captured clear images of jets and outflows from a young star forming in the far reaches of our Milky Way.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
There are what, hundreds of billions of planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
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“Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Milky%20Way. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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