Observation of Gravitational Microlensing In Milky Way Halo Suggests Existence of Compact Dark Matter Objects

January 11, 2001   By observing microlensing events in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have been able to deduce the existence of compact dark matter objects.  These objects may be baryonic.  Science Daily Article.

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Image of dark matter distribution (from another study)