Astronomers arguably made the most accurate measure of the distance to Polaris in the mid-1990s. The star, five times as massive as the sun, is a so-called Classical Cepheid: a rapidly aging giant star that has used up its hydrogen fuel and is now burning helium in its core.
The Studio Movie Grill in Chatham on Chicago's Southside shows first-run movies but also has a year-round Black World Cinema. | Photos courtesy of Studio Movie Grill. The bar at the new Studio Movie Grill in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. | Photos courtesy of Studio Movie Grill.
With Matt Damon in Vegas filming Bourne 5, we started thinking about some of the other best movies filmed in Las Vegas casinos. The mystique of Las Vegas has always had a special role in the movies, from the days of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack to modern classics like The Hangover, what happens in Vegas on the big screen rarely stays there.