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  2. Category:Milky Way in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Depictions of the Milky Way in fiction. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains 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 .

  3. Wikipedia : Locations in fiction, fictional locations, and ...

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    When the "In fiction" section becomes to large, create the in fiction article. Leave only the most notable, determined by discussion, in the "In fiction" section. Place name in fiction This article will be about the place name in fiction with the full list, including those still in the main article, from the Place name article moved to it.

  4. Milky Way - Wikipedia

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    The collection of stars rises close to perpendicular to the plane of the spiral arms of the Milky Way. The proposed likely interpretation is that a dwarf galaxy is merging with the Milky Way. This galaxy is tentatively named the Virgo Stellar Stream and is found in the direction of Virgo about 30,000 light-years (9 kpc) away. [237]

  5. Category:Milky Way - Wikipedia

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    Milky Way in fiction (28 C, 20 P) G. ... List of names for the Milky Way; List of novae in the Milky Way galaxy; List of stellar streams ... you agree to the Terms of ...

  6. Glossary of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The Milky Way Galaxy has a diameter of 100,000–200,000 light-years and is estimated to contain 100–400 billion stars and at least that number of planets. The Solar System is located on the inner edge of one of the Milky Way's spiral arms, about 27,000 light-years from the Galactic Center, which the Sun orbits with a period of 240 million ...

  7. Night on the Galactic Railroad - Wikipedia

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    As he gazes up at the Milky Way above, Giovanni finds himself with Campanella on board a steam train. The train travels past the Northern Cross and other stars across the galaxy, making several stops. A ticket inspector comes by at one point, and Campanella and the others show their tickets while Giovanni offers the piece of paper he finds in ...

  8. Definitions of science fiction - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of definitions that have been offered by authors, editors, critics and fans over the years since science fiction became a genre. Definitions of related terms such as "science fantasy", "speculative fiction", and "fabulation" are included where they are intended as definitions of aspects of science fiction or because they ...

  9. Category:Fiction about galaxies - Wikipedia

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    Fiction set in the Andromeda Galaxy (1 C, 19 P) M. Fiction set in the Magellanic Clouds (2 C, 1 P) Milky Way in fiction (28 C, 20 P) T. ... additional terms may apply.