# 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 15.93% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
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[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/milky-way/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
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Daily Average: [---------]  
[--] Week: [----------] +5.90%  
[--] Month: [-----------] -56%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +181%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +187%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2025-12-06  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-05-08  

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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)  
Current Value: [-----]  
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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: [-----] (24h)
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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 6.80% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] 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 |
| -------                                                  | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)           | [--]    | [----------] | [---]   | [-------]     |
| [@trainvevo](/creator/youtube/trainvevo)                 | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@astrumspace](/creator/youtube/astrumspace)             | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@scienceofinfinity](/creator/youtube/scienceofinfinity) | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@MAstronomers](/creator/twitter/MAstronomers)           | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@startalkplus](/creator/youtube/startalkplus)           | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@toytimetown](/creator/youtube/toytimetown)             | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@natgeokids](/creator/youtube/natgeokids)               | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@undefined](/creator/youtube/undefined)                 | [--]    |            | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@facttechz](/creator/youtube/facttechz)                 | [--]   | [----------] | [--]     | [------]      |

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### Sentiment: 73%
![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: 73%  
Daily Average: 76%  
[--] Week: 69% -9%  
[--] 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, 888.7K 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, 117.4K 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.*

"@CoachEwok @vctpacific @mikafabs @victoriacheng @pilskicasts @BigTimeVAL1 @AchiliosCasts @paperthinhere @heyimquack @KomodoAU 🥹🥹 still believer coach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Mil_wayyyyy/status/2022886587135303955) [@Mil_wayyyyy](/creator/x/Mil_wayyyyy) 2026-02-15T04:12Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Barack Obama was asked if aliens are real 👽 Theyre real But I havent seen them. Theyre not being kept at Area [--]. Theres no underground facility unless theres this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the President of the United States"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fascinatingonX/status/2022870998954225904) [@fascinatingonX](/creator/x/fascinatingonX) 2026-02-15T03:10Z 13.3K followers, [---] engagements


""I am putting 100% tariffs on the entire Milky Way galaxy"- Trump probably"  
[X Link](https://x.com/RobertJMolnar/status/2022859716720828831) [@RobertJMolnar](/creator/x/RobertJMolnar) 2026-02-15T02:25Z 20.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The reason we are in decline is because a trolling comment becomes news and star kissed space alien romantics run into the streets dancing under the milky way. Jesus our country is cooked. BREAKING: Obama on aliens: Theyre real but I havent seen em. https://t.co/VB30GldSVA BREAKING: Obama on aliens: Theyre real but I havent seen em. https://t.co/VB30GldSVA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Denver4VA/status/2022856143291175342) [@Denver4VA](/creator/x/Denver4VA) 2026-02-15T02:11Z 20.2K followers, [----] engagements

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