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

Astronomers have used a technique called echo mapping to detect hints that supermassive black holes, such as the cosmic titan at the heart of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), are surrounded by dense clouds and clusters of dark matter. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2026

In 2023 a collaboration of radio astronomers reported tiny deviations in the timing of these flashes from dozens of pulsars in the Milky Way. —Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 18 June 2026

Women whirl in a slow circle as the music drifts up toward the Milky Way. —Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

By mapping this emission in unprecedented detail, COSI could help reveal what’s producing the glow, and whether it might be connected to dark matter and other unexplained signals in the Milky Way. —Christopher Karwin, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

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