the Milky Way

noun

: 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

: 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 What transforms a quiet, everyday galaxy like the Milky Way into a brilliant cosmic beast, shining so brightly at every wavelength that it can be seen across the universe? —

Daniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024 Additionally, the park hosts the Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival each year and is a great destination from which to view the Milky Way in all its celestial glory. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 In Joshua Tree, the best moonless nights for observing the Milky Way are the first eight days of June, July and August. —

Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 That sounds ominous, but neutron stars do not typically form in pairs, so there is only one collision in the Milky Way about every 10,000 years. —

Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Milky Way

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