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

Sub-Neptunes are one of the most common planets in the Milky Way. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

So the mass of the black hole in the Milky Way is 4 million times the mass of the sun. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

As part of its Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey, Roman will repeatedly observe six fields of view toward the crowded center of the Milky Way. — Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

The harvest moon and planets will appear in Idaho’s night sky during the month, along with the Milky Way galaxy. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

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