Do we know whether or not the dark matter in the Milky Way is made up of planets,white dwarfs,neutron stars,and black holes?
A) We are not sure;they could make up much of the dark matter.
B) We observe no emission from these objects;therefore they cannot make up much of the dark matter.
C) Searches for gravitational lensing that such objects would produce found very few examples;therefore they cannot make up much of the dark matter.
D) Calculations of the chemical enrichment such objects would produce suggest the halo could be enriched by them;therefore they could make up most of the dark matter.
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