Wandering star screaming from Milky Way Runaway youngster clocked at more than 1.5 million mph

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Friday, February 11, 2005 | - David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor

[RadioAstronomer]

Thanks for the ping. :-)

[RadioAstronomer]

through the ether

LOL! Shades of E.E. Doc Smith. :-)

[Semper Paratus]

If that star came near our solar system it would put a serious dent into our way of life.

[MissAmericanPie]

Looks like Kerry trying to outrun his reputation.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

Well, first of all there is no atmosphere, so the tail of the "star" can not be due to friction.

It can only be there out of stupidity.

[Mark17]

Geez, what an awful, awful movie that was.

I am going to take a wag, and guess it was Paint Your Wagon. Am I close, because it really is a guess?

[ScottFromSpokane]

Yep, that's it.

[RightWingAtheist]

There's one shot in the "stargate" sequence of 2001: A Space Odyssey which looks almost identical to that image.

[RightWingAtheist]

Don't forget that it featured Algore's favorite song: "I Sing To The Trees"

[ASA Vet]

Excellent series. I read it again every few years.