Kilogram Cooling (IMAGE) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Caption MIT scientists have cooled a 10-kilogram object to a near standstill, using LIGO's precise measurements of its 40-kilogram mirrors. Shown here are LIGO optics technicians examining one of LIGO's mirrors. Credit Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab Usage Restrictions Images for download are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license. You may not alter the images provided, other than to crop them to size. A credit line must be used when reproducing images. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.