the Milky Way

noun

1

: a broad band of light that can be seen in the night sky and that is caused by the light of a very large number of faint stars

2

: the galaxy in which we live that contains the stars that make up the Milky Way

Examples of the Milky Way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plan Your Shots For the best chance to capture the Milky Way and make the most of those twinkling stars, schedule your photo sessions around the new moon. —Jay Clue, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026

Then be sure to check out our collection of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our beginners guide to capturing the glowing band of the Milky Way with a DSLR camera. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026

Sure, our Solar System can remain bound, as will the Milky Way and the Local Group. —Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Observations of the Milky Way have revealed an enormous rotating barlike structure made of gas, dust and millions of stars slicing through our galactic center. —Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026

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