The
Milky Way
The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye. ...
is the galaxy that contains the Solar System.
Milky Way may also refer to:
Places
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Milky Way (Antarctica), a col in Antarctica
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Via Lattea
The Via Lattea ( italian for ''Milky Way'') is a winter sports area in the Italian and French Alps, straddling the French-Italian border at Claviere/Montgenèvre. Located some 70 km (44 miles) west of Turin, it comprises the five Piedmon ...
("Milky Way"), a winter sports area in the Italian and French Alps
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''The Milky Way'' (1922 film), a silent film directed by
W. S. Van Dyke
Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' in 1932, ''The Thin Man'' in 1934, ''San Franc ...
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''The Milky Way'' (1936 film), a Harold Lloyd film
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''The Milky Way'' (1940 film), an MGM cartoon
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''The Milky Way'' (1969 film), a film directed by Luis Buñuel
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''Milky Way'' (2000 film) (''Mliječni put''), a 2000 Bosnian film
* ''The Milky Way'' (2007 film) (''A via láctea''), by Lina Chamie (Brazil), featured at the
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. '' 4 ...
Music
* MilkyWay, a Japanese girl group created as a tie-in to the anime ''
Kirarin Revolution
is a Japanese manga series by An Nakahara. The series ran in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao'' from March 2004 to June 2009, with side stories running in ''Pucchigumi'' in 2006. The manga sold a cumulative total of over 10 million ...
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"Milky Way" (Syd Barrett song), a song by Syd Barrett
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"Milky Way" (BoA song), a song by BoA from ''Double''
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''Milky Way'' (album), an album by Bas
* "Milky Way", a song by Loudness from ''
Disillusion''
* "Milky Way", a jazz track by Marcus Miller from ''
Free''
* "Milky Way", a 1975 song by
Sheer Elegance
* "Milky Way", a song by VIXX from ''
VIXX 2016 Conception Ker''
* Milkie Way, a member of the British electronic rock duo
Wargasm
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Wintergatan
Wintergatan (, "the Milky Way", ) is a Swedish folktronica band from Gothenburg. Martin Molin and Marcus Sjöberg were previously part of the former band Detektivbyrån.
The band released their first track in late 2012, titled ''Sommarfågel ...
("Milky Way"), a Swedish band
Other arts, entertainment, and media
* Milky Way, a 1999 television commercial by Volkswagen featuring the song "
Pink Moon
''Pink Moon'' is the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. ...
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Milkyway Image
Milkyway Image (Hong Kong) Ltd. () is a production company based in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The company was established in 1996 by prolific director Johnnie To in joint partnership with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-Fai. The company is ...
, a Hong Kong feature film production company
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''The Milky Way'' (novel), the UK publication of Jean Dutourd's novel ''The Best Butter''
Brands and enterprises
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Milky Way (chocolate bar)
Milky Way is a brand of chocolate-covered confectionery bar manufactured and marketed by Mars, Incorporated. There are two varieties: the US Milky Way bar, which is sold as the Mars bar worldwide, including Canada; and the
global Milky Way bar, ...
, a brand of chocolate bar
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Milky Way (spread), a brand of chocolate spread
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Melkweg
Melkweg (Dutch for "Milky Way") is a popular music venue and cultural centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located on Lijnbaansgracht, near Leidseplein, a prime nightlife square of Amsterdam. It is housed in a former dairy and is divided int ...
(Dutch for "Milky Way"), a music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam
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The Milky Way (amusement park), an amusement park in Clovelly, Devon, England
Other uses
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Milky Way (mythology), myths and legends about the origin of the Milky Way
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MilkyWay@home, a distributed computing astronomy project
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