[DOC] [TLE] Milky Way - Wikipedia [PAR] The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its name "milky" is 
derived from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky 
whose individual stars cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. The term "Milky 
Way" is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek ... The Milky Way is 
estimated to contain 100400 billion stars. [DOC] [TLE] how the milky way got its name and what it's called in other languages [PAR] Aug 26, 2013 ... Today I found out why our galaxy is called the Milky Way and what ... the billions 
of distant stars in our galaxy create a nice visible band of light ... Various other 
languages have translations of Milky Way as the name of the galaxy, such as ... 
The band of light that the Greeks thought of as milk was, according... [DOC] [TLE] Why Is Our Galaxy Called The Milky Way? - Universe Today [PAR] Jan 20, 2015 ... Sometimes they have a name borrowed from their constellation, such as the 
Andromeda Galaxy. ... The Milky Way is part of a collection of galaxies called the 
Local Group. ... the Greek word for galaxy also derives from the word milk. ... 
Other early observations: the stars were a part of our Solar System... [DOC] [TLE] What is the Milky Way? - Universe Today [PAR] Jul 12, 2016 ... What you are seeing is the Milky Way, something that astronomers and ... the 
Solar System, and the Solar System is embedded within this vast galaxy of stars. 
... appears to be spanning the night sky like a hazy band of glowing white light. ... 
of the way the haze it casts in the night sky resembled spilled milk. [DOC] [TLE] Galaxy | Define Galaxy at Dictionary.com [PAR] Galaxy definition, a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation ... 
galaxias, ultimately < Greek galaxas kklos the Milky Way; see galacto- ... When 
the sunshine lighted on Prince Esterhazy, in particular, he glimmered like a 
galaxy. ... from Medieval Latin galaxia, from Latin galaxias, from Greek, from gala 
milk;... [DOC] [TLE] Why Do We Call Our Galaxy the Milky Way? | Mental Floss [PAR] Nov 13, 2013 ... The Romans named it via lactea precisely because it looks like a ... The Romans 
got the name from the Greeks, who called it galaxias ... at a concentrated band of 
billions of different stars in our galaxy. ... When Frank Mars named the candy bar, 
he named it the Milky Way because of its milkshake-like filling. [DOC] [TLE] The Milky Way - Constellations of Words [PAR] One account of the origin of the Milky Way, Latin Via Lactea, Greek Galaxias, ... a 
child, he bade her offer milk to it; when she pressed her breast, the milk that was 
... nine heavenly crystal circles, the foundation of the old system of astronomy, .... 
to those stars, that were regarded not only as the homes of such, but often as the
... [DOC] [TLE] How the Milky Way Got Its Name (and What Other Languages Call It) [PAR] Aug 26, 2013 ... Today I found out why our galaxy is called the Milky Way and what ... the billions 
of distant stars in our galaxy create a nice visible band of light ... Various other 
languages have translations of Milky Way as the name of the galaxy, such as ... 
The band of light that the Greeks thought of as milk was, according... [DOC] [TLE] 50 Amazing Facts about the Milky Way - Random Facts [PAR] Sep 16, 2014 ... 50 amazing Milky Way facts, including myth, history, science, and more. ... In fact, 
the word galaxy is from the Greek word for milk.c; Origin of the Milky Way ... 
have discovered 18 such giant blue stars being ejected out of our galaxy. ... the 
Milky Way is thinner than in our solar system, but the galaxy's gravity... [DOC] [TLE] Galaxy | Definition of Galaxy by Merriam-Webster [PAR] We call this band the Milky Way because it looks a bit like a

Question: From Greek for "milk", a system of stars such as the Milky Way
Answer: galaxies