EditorialOne-third of the people in the world cannot see the Milky Way, on even the clearest night, because of light pollution. (John Burcham/The New York Times)
EditorialNASA's Webb Telescope Uncovers Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy Close to the Milky Way, Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 10 Jun 2020
EditorialLinda Christensen sculpts a butter bust of Rebekka Paskewitz, that year's Princess Kay of the Milky Way, at the Minnesota State Fair in Minneapolis, Aug. 23, 2018. (Matthew Hintz/The New York Times)
EditorialMilky White, the puppet from from the musical ?Into The Woods,? at a rehearsal space in New York, June 18, 2022. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)
EditorialServers carry platters of traditional mansaf, a milky mountain of mutton and rice, to guests at a wedding party in the central Jordanian town of Karak, June 3, 2022. (Laura Boushnak/The New York Times)
EditorialFreshly made balls of Animal Farm Creamery butter, which have a velvety texture, a slightly nutty, milky flavor, and a retail price of $60 per pound, at Rolling Bale Farm in Shoreham, Vt., May 18, 2022. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
EditorialSagittarius A*: NASA Telescopes Support Event Horizon Telescope in Studying Milky Way's Black Hole, Washington, District of Columbia, XSP - 06 May 2022