Personal Interpretation

Supported by Evidence

The Milky Way is the smoke of ancient peoples sacrifices. (Australia)

Even though it does not seem so, the stars in the Milky Way are very far from each other. (United States) The Milky Way contains stars, clouds of dust and gas, planets, and asteroids. (Japan) Our sun is just one of at least 200 billion stars in our own Milky Way galaxy. (China) The center of the Galaxy is very hard to see because clouds of gas and dust block our view. (United States) The stars in the central bulge are closer together than those in the arms, where more clouds of dust and gas are found. (United States)

Milky Way is a river of milk. (Greece)

The Milky Way is the path of migrating birds. (Lapland)

The Milky Way is the spine of a great beast whose body makes up the sky. (Botswana) The Milky Way is a heavenly river where the mothers of the sun and moon bathe their children before they enter the sky. (China)