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
2
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Milky Way™ Dietes is cold hardy in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 8b to 11.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Bok globules are abundant throughout all gas-rich and dust-rich galaxies, and can be found in many different locations in our own Milky Way.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Many of the galaxies visible in spring lie in the direction of the Virgo Cluster and Coma Cluster, enormous collections of galaxies that together host thousands of members that rival our own Milky Way in scale and grandeur.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Stargazing: How to see the center of our galaxy now that 'Milky Way season' is underway
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—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026
Stargazing: How to see our galaxy from Arizona now that 'Milky Way season' begins
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—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
This Milky Way image, however, is like a top-down view of the entire city.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Advertisement But our Milky Way is just one galaxy.
—Richard Panek, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
Where the brick building met the asphalt, the usual detritus had collected: a Milky Way wrapper, an empty Bud Light bottle, a thick patch of lipsticked cigarette butts, as if someone had planted and watered them and their crop had finally come in.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Bok globules are abundant throughout all gas-rich and dust-rich galaxies, and can be found in many different locations in our own Milky Way.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Many of the galaxies visible in spring lie in the direction of the Virgo Cluster and Coma Cluster, enormous collections of galaxies that together host thousands of members that rival our own Milky Way in scale and grandeur.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Stargazing: How to see the center of our galaxy now that 'Milky Way season' is underway
What is a planetary conjunction?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026
Stargazing: How to see our galaxy from Arizona now that 'Milky Way season' begins
What is a planetary conjunction?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
This Milky Way image, however, is like a top-down view of the entire city.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Advertisement But our Milky Way is just one galaxy.
—Richard Panek, Time, 25 Dec. 2025
Where the brick building met the asphalt, the usual detritus had collected: a Milky Way wrapper, an empty Bud Light bottle, a thick patch of lipsticked cigarette butts, as if someone had planted and watered them and their crop had finally come in.
—Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Milky Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Milky%20Way. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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