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noun
Any kind of astronomical body comprising normal baryonic matter that in sufficient numbers might explain the apparent presence of dark matter in galaxy halos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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History
Perhaps coined with the acronym, MACHO, in mind. See also WIMP, which represents a competing hypothesis.
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