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.
Pedestrians photograph a crew filming scenes from the upcoming film Transformers 4 on LaSalle Street in Chicago. Pedestrians stopped to look at the truck portraying Optimus Prime as it sat parked on LaSalle Street while a crew filmed scenes from the upcoming film Transformers 4 in Chicago.