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 Constellation Carousel lets visitors ride the Milky Way aboard celestial lions, dragons, peacocks and bears.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
The park also hosts an Astronomy Festival every June, which is considered the best month to see the Milky Way at Bryce Canyon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
Billions of these stars over billions of years have choked the Milky Way with dust, filling it with opaque clouds, blocking our sight line and limiting our view.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
The Small Magellanic Cloud has less elements heavier than helium than the Milky Way with conditions more similar to what existed in the earliest days of the universe.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
The park also hosts an Astronomy Festival every June, which is considered the best month to see the Milky Way at Bryce Canyon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2025
Billions of these stars over billions of years have choked the Milky Way with dust, filling it with opaque clouds, blocking our sight line and limiting our view.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
The Small Magellanic Cloud has less elements heavier than helium than the Milky Way with conditions more similar to what existed in the earliest days of the universe.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
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“The Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Milky%20Way. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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