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 findings may allow researchers to better understand the extreme conditions of the comet’s planetary system — and even discern what the Milky Way galaxy was like long before our solar system appeared.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
There could be as many as ~1017 icy, round objects in hydrostatic equilibrium in the Milky Way galaxy alone, most of which are likely not bound to a parent star at all.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
In fact, the Milky Way is visible in all but the winter season.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
More distant open clusters — and all of the 150+ globular clusters in the Milky Way — will require at least a small telescope.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
There could be as many as ~1017 icy, round objects in hydrostatic equilibrium in the Milky Way galaxy alone, most of which are likely not bound to a parent star at all.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
In fact, the Milky Way is visible in all but the winter season.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
More distant open clusters — and all of the 150+ globular clusters in the Milky Way — will require at least a small telescope.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“The Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Milky%20Way. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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