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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That’s just our cosmic neighborhood, Andromeda being in the same Local Group as the Milky Way (the farthest object visible to the naked eye).
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Galactic Collisions and Gravitational Waves Galaxies like the Milky Way are nearly as old as the universe.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Light pollution obscures the Milky Way from up to one-third of humanity, according to Astronomy Magazine.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Sign up here Up to 80 percent of Americans can’t see the Milky Way due to light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Galactic Collisions and Gravitational Waves Galaxies like the Milky Way are nearly as old as the universe.
—Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Light pollution obscures the Milky Way from up to one-third of humanity, according to Astronomy Magazine.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Sign up here Up to 80 percent of Americans can’t see the Milky Way due to light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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“The Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Milky%20Way. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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