# Milky Way

Scientists have mapped the universe's dark matter structure using the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing the framework that shaped galaxies like the Milky Way. A 'family tree' of the Milky Way has also been revealed, shedding light on its collision history and the fate of the mysterious Kraken Galaxy.

### About Milky Way
The Milky Way is the barred spiral galaxy containing our Solar System.  

### Insights
- milky way creators is up 10.34% from the previous week.
- milky way mentions is up 15.56% from the previous week.
- milky way posts created is up 14.93% from the previous week.

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[--] Week: [----------] +6.10%  
[--] Month: [-----------] -59%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +180%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +186%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2025-12-06  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2026-02-15  

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### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/milky-way/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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[--] Week: [-----] +16%  
[--] Month: [------] +9.60%  
[--] Months: [------] +160%  
[--] Year: [-------] +239%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-05-08  

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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/milky-way/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Milky Way in the last [--] hours which is down 6.50% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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[--] Week: [-----] +10%  
[--] Month: [------] +7.10%  
[--] Months: [------] +157%  
[--] Year: [------] +222%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-01  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-05-08  

The most influential creators that mention Milky Way in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                  | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
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| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)           | [--]    | [----------] | [---]   | [-------]     |
| [@trainvevo](/creator/youtube/trainvevo)                 | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@scienceofinfinity](/creator/youtube/scienceofinfinity) | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@astrumspace](/creator/youtube/astrumspace)             | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@MAstronomers](/creator/twitter/MAstronomers)           | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@startalkplus](/creator/youtube/startalkplus)           | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@toytimetown](/creator/youtube/toytimetown)             | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@NightSkyToday](/creator/twitter/NightSkyToday)         | [--]    | [------]     | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@natgeokids](/creator/youtube/natgeokids)               | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@facttechz](/creator/youtube/facttechz)                 | [--]   | [----------] | [--]     | [------]      |

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### Sentiment: 74%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:milky-way/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/milky-way/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 74%  
Daily Average: 76%  
[--] Week: 80% +6%  
[--] Month: 72% -2%  
[--] Months: 72% +30%  
[--] Year: 72% -5%  
1-Year High: 97% on 2025-12-06  
1-Year Low: 19% on 2025-10-09  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Milky Way Photography and Observation: (40%) Capturing and observing the Milky Way galaxy, often in stunning natural landscapes.
- Cosmic Phenomena and Discoveries: (30%) Discussions about celestial events, galaxy collisions, and new astronomical findings.
- Educational Content on Space and Astronomy: (20%) Explaining concepts related to the Milky Way, solar system, and the universe.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- The Great Attractor: (5%) A mysterious gravitational anomaly influencing the motion of galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood.
- Dark Matter at Galactic Center: (5%) Research suggesting the presence of dark matter particles in the center of our galaxy.
  

### Top Milky Way News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"'Family Tree' of The Milky Way Reveals The Fate of The Mysterious Kraken Galaxy : ScienceAlert It changed our galaxy forever"  
[News Link](https://www.sciencealert.com/the-collision-history-of-the-milky-way-reveals-the-mysterious-kraken-galaxy) [@ScienceAlert](/creator/x/ScienceAlert) 2023-04-16T17:01Z 112.4K followers, 888.8K engagements


"The merger that led to the formation of the Milky Ways inner stellar halo and thick disk - Nature A galaxy slightly larger than the Small Magellanic Cloud merged with the Milky Way about [--] billion years ago  thickening the ancient disk and forging the Galaxys inner halo"  
[News Link](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0625-x) [@NaturePortfolio](/creator/x/NaturePortfolio) 2018-10-31T00:00Z 2.1M followers, 122.7K engagements


"Were Way Below Average Astronomers Say Milky Way Resides In A Great Cosmic Void The stars galaxies and even giant superclusters dont add up. And that might be the cause of our greatest cosmic problem"  
[News Link](https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/06/07/were-way-below-average-astronomers-say-milky-way-resides-in-a-great-cosmic-void/) [@Forbes](/creator/x/Forbes) 2017-06-07T14:25Z 20.3M followers, 4M engagements


"Two New Discoveries About the Milky Way Galaxy Our galaxy the Milky Way is a massive spiral. Its actually in one of the top tiers of galaxies in the Universe tipping the cosmic scale at several"  
[News Link](https://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/06/06/milky_way_galaxy_two_new_discoveries_about_its_spiral_arms.html) [@Slate](/creator/x/Slate) 2013-06-06T12:00Z 1.4M followers, 5.6M engagements



### Top Milky Way Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"You wish LMAO 😂🤣 fraudkook only has CK while Jennie has more brands like Adidas & Chanel does not even post about Fraudkook on their main page. 🤣😂 @kiryyyuuuu @koosproducer Lol but nobody treated the way they treated JK just prove his status they treated him like a king. No sales impact Are you talking about your fave 🤭 @kiryyyuuuu @koosproducer Lol but nobody treated the way they treated JK just prove his status they treated him like a king. No sales impact Are you talking about your fave 🤭"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kiryyyuuuu/status/2022914286931284141) [@kiryyyuuuu](/creator/x/kiryyyuuuu) 2026-02-15T06:02Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"As a fan of Lisa I will say she deserves to be bullied. Her music is so bad it's making me sad. ☹ I mean Jennie was also higkey a bully here https://t.co/hoWZwPxG7b I mean Jennie was also higkey a bully here https://t.co/hoWZwPxG7b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kiryyyuuuu/status/2022904816608120896) [@kiryyyuuuu](/creator/x/kiryyyuuuu) 2026-02-15T05:24Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"A stunning wide-field view of the region around Gaia BH3 the most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way. The black hole itself cannot be seen but the star orbiting it is visible at the very center of the image. (Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/D. De Martin)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WorldAndScience/status/2022902729505481214) [@WorldAndScience](/creator/x/WorldAndScience) 2026-02-15T05:16Z 2.6M followers, [----] engagements


"This Milky Way was painted the year after the telescope was invented & appears to me to represent visual observations through a telescope Detail from The Flight into Egypt Adam Elsheimer (German 1578-1610) [----] https://t.co/7jUg4UdbBG Detail from The Flight into Egypt Adam Elsheimer (German 1578-1610) [----] https://t.co/7jUg4UdbBG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CWingUexkull/status/2022892808617468304) [@CWingUexkull](/creator/x/CWingUexkull) 2026-02-15T04:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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