Milky Way
noun
1
: a broad luminous irregular band of light that stretches completely around the celestial sphere and is caused by the light of myriads of faint stars
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Astronomer Roberta Paladini of the California Institute of Technology says studying Milky Way dust can illuminate the elaborate interplay between gravity and magnetism, helping scientists investigate when and why dust clouds collapse to form stars.
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Riis Williams, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
There is also a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy (Sgr A*), but there is not yet enough material that has accreted for astronomers to pick up any emitted radiation, even in the infrared.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
Not only were black holes real but a giant one was at the center of our galaxy—actually, at the center of every galaxy—actually, not only at the center of galaxies but all over them, with our Milky Way alone housing many millions.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Chile and Argentina also have a window onto the whole of our Milky Way Galaxy in a way that isn't possible from the Northern hemisphere.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The Andromeda Galaxy The next-door neighbor galaxy to our Milky Way is very high in the northwest sky, not far from the Perseus Double Cluster in the constellation Andromeda the Princess.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
IceCube Collaboration But what about our Milky Way galaxy?
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
How To Make Milky Way Cake This cake is a labor of love, but totally worth it.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
Every galaxy like our own Milky Way produces a handful of supernovae every century, with about one-third of them being the Type 1a variety.
—Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
Riis Williams, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
There is also a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy (Sgr A*), but there is not yet enough material that has accreted for astronomers to pick up any emitted radiation, even in the infrared.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
Not only were black holes real but a giant one was at the center of our galaxy—actually, at the center of every galaxy—actually, not only at the center of galaxies but all over them, with our Milky Way alone housing many millions.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Chile and Argentina also have a window onto the whole of our Milky Way Galaxy in a way that isn't possible from the Northern hemisphere.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The Andromeda Galaxy The next-door neighbor galaxy to our Milky Way is very high in the northwest sky, not far from the Perseus Double Cluster in the constellation Andromeda the Princess.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
IceCube Collaboration But what about our Milky Way galaxy?
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
How To Make Milky Way Cake This cake is a labor of love, but totally worth it.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
Every galaxy like our own Milky Way produces a handful of supernovae every century, with about one-third of them being the Type 1a variety.
—Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
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“Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Milky%20Way. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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