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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What these typically represent is smaller galaxies than our own — dwarf galaxies, satellite galaxies, potentially even large globular clusters — that have passed not only close to the Milky Way, but around or actually through the galactic plane itself on one or more occasions.
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Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
Similarly, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis—who envisions AI curing diseases and even helping colonize the Milky Way in the near future—says the human element of care is irreplaceable.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Simulating the Milky Way The Milky Way today is a relatively closed system, meaning not many materials come in or out.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
Similarly, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis—who envisions AI curing diseases and even helping colonize the Milky Way in the near future—says the human element of care is irreplaceable.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Simulating the Milky Way The Milky Way today is a relatively closed system, meaning not many materials come in or out.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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“The Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Milky%20Way. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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