Why is our galaxy called the 'Milky Way?'
A: The term 'Milky Way Galaxy' is derived from the Greek word for milk, and there appeared to be a stream of milk running across the sky.
B: A certain candy company paid an insane amount of money to have the entire galaxy named after one of its products.
C: The name was chosen during a 1980 International Astronomical Union conference.
D: "Milky Way" is a mis-translation of the original Sumerian name which meant "river of tears."
E: The name "Milky Way" refers to a mystical treatise written by a stargazing Italian monk during the Renaissance period.
Ans: A: The term 'Milky Way Galaxy' is derived from the Greek word for milk, and there appeared to be a stream of milk running across the sky.
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