TUCSON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led team of astronomers has determined many nearby sun-like stars in the disk of the Milky Way galaxy might form rocky planets.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Scottish actor Gerard Butler dropped out of "Escape From New York" before the remake of the 1981 John Carpenter film began shooting, Variety.com said.

UPI almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007.

LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Nigel Kneale, the creator of the British sci-fi TV series, "The Quatermass Experiment," has died at a London hospital at age 84.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- After dying horrifically in slasher movies, several U.S. actors left their movie glory -- or gory? -- for other, less deadly pursuits.

LOS ANGELES, June 5 (UPI) -- Los Angeles-based Dimension Films has given the green light to musician/director Rob Zombie to direct the newest "Halloween" film.

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