Milky way Common

Milky way has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky

Milky Way Milky Way Galaxy Milky Way System

Proper Noun

The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located; extension of the night sky phenomenon.

See Also

galaxy great attractor small magellanic cloud drake equation great sky river coalsack laniakea extragalactic

Related Terms

galaxy great attractor small magellanic cloud drake equation great sky river coalsack laniakea extragalactic visible andromeda galaxy large magellanic cloud dwarf galaxy band triangulum red dwarf local supercluster view andromeda ultra diffuse diffuse

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

galaxy

Rhyming Words

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