2017 年中子星合并观测结果对类轴子粒子（潜在的暗物质成分）产生了新的限制。 2017 neutron star merger observations led to new constraints on axion-like particles, potential dark matter components.

圣路易斯华盛顿大学的研究人员在中子星碰撞碎片中发现了新的物理信号，这可能有助于揭示暗物质的本质。 Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered new physics signals in debris from colliding neutron stars, potentially shedding light on the nature of dark matter. LIGO 和 Virgo 探测到的 2017 年中子星合并观测结果被用来推导类轴子粒子的新约束。 Observations from a neutron star merger in 2017, detected by LIGO and Virgo, were used to derive new constraints on axion-like particles. 这些假设的粒子是组成部分或全部宇宙“缺失”暗物质的主要候选粒子。 These hypothetical particles are leading candidates to compose part or all of the universe's "missing" dark matter.