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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The similarities and differences could help scientists determine whether the raw materials for planets and potentially life are common throughout the Milky Way.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This is also why Andromeda and the Milky Way may someday collide and even merge, though not for perhaps another eight billion years.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Numerous properties are offering special perks for guests looking into those activities, like the Blue Lagoon Iceland and even Three Camel Lodge in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, where guests can often see Orion, the Big Dipper and the Milky Way during the same stay.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But best are moonless nights, when shimmering whorls of the Milky Way fill the night and desert creatures emerge to crawl and slither the dunes.
—Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This is also why Andromeda and the Milky Way may someday collide and even merge, though not for perhaps another eight billion years.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Numerous properties are offering special perks for guests looking into those activities, like the Blue Lagoon Iceland and even Three Camel Lodge in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, where guests can often see Orion, the Big Dipper and the Milky Way during the same stay.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But best are moonless nights, when shimmering whorls of the Milky Way fill the night and desert creatures emerge to crawl and slither the dunes.
—Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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