The MACHO Project: Searching For Dark Matter With Microlensing

小行星9800028 该项目利用引力微透镜的原理来寻找我们银河系的晕，盘和凸起中的紧凑物体。 该实验自1992年以来一直在收集数据，在Mt。Stromlo天文台在澳大利亚。 该项目的主要目标是检测和/或限制我们银河系暗物质晕中致密天体（CNOOS）的存在。 到目前为止，搜索工作非常成功，并在确定银河系暗物质晕的性质方面取得了重要进展。 华盛顿大学的克里斯托弗·斯塔布斯博士和他的同事们将继续这个项目，为期三年。

9800028 Stubbs The MACHO project uses the principle of gravitational microlensing to search for compact objects in the halo, disk, and bulge of our Galaxy. The experiment has been acquiring data since 1992, at the Mt. Stromlo Observatory in Australia. The main objective of the project is to detect and/or constrain the existence of compact objects (MACHOS) in the dark matter halo of our Galaxy. The search to date has been very successful and has made important progress toward determining the nature of the Galaxy's dark matter halo. Dr. Christopher Stubbs at the University of Washington and his colleagues will continue this project for another three year period.