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
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Other talks will dive into the nature of brown dwarfs, faint dwarf galaxies and the structure of the Milky Way's outskirts, highlighting how recent findings are reshaping long-standing theories.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
These stars are interpreted as genuine tidal debris—stars that have been pulled out of the cluster by the Milky Way’s gravitational tides.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Flecks of sweet meat spiral through the broth like murky images of the Milky Way.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The comet is thought to have been ejected from a giant exoplanet and traversed the Milky Way for billions of years.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 31 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
These stars are interpreted as genuine tidal debris—stars that have been pulled out of the cluster by the Milky Way’s gravitational tides.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Flecks of sweet meat spiral through the broth like murky images of the Milky Way.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The comet is thought to have been ejected from a giant exoplanet and traversed the Milky Way for billions of years.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 31 Dec. 2025
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“The Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Milky%20Way. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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