Where Are Baryons Located?

A census of the Universe's baryons indicates that 10% of them could be found inside galaxies, 50 to 60% in the circumgalactic medium, and the remaining 30 to 40% could be located in the warm–hot intergalactic medium (WHIM).

Where is most of the baryons in the universe?

Around 7% of baryons exists in stars and galaxies, while most of it exists around galaxies or galaxy clusters.

How many baryons are there?

In nature, there are only 2 common baryons – protons and neutrons – and together they dominate the mass of normal matter in the Universe. See also: baryonic matter.

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