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The 10 pages that link to Galactic halo, each with the reason it gives.

• Globular clusterRelated: Many globular clusters orbit far beyond their galaxy’s bright disk.

• Spiral galaxyBroader topic: Its dark matter helps govern the motions of stars across the spiral disk.

• Galactic bulgeCompared with: The halo is also spheroidal, but extends far beyond the central bulge.

• Galactic diskCompared with: The halo’s diffuse stars and dark matter contrast with the disk’s flattened rotating matter.

• Stellar streamRelated: Many stellar streams orbit through the Milky Way’s halo.

• Millisecond pulsarRelated: Millisecond pulsars found in globular clusters help trace populations beyond the Milky Way’s disk.

• Population II starRelated: Many of the Milky Way’s oldest Population II stars occupy this region.

• Sombrero GalaxyRelated: A broad stellar halo surrounds the Sombrero Galaxy’s bright disk and bulge.

• Galactic planeCompared with: The halo extends far above and below the plane rather than concentrating within it.

• Galactic astronomyBroader topic: Its stars and dark matter reveal the Galaxy’s outskirts and assembly history.