A Star, Shedding
Astronomers have found a star, zipping through the galaxy at 291,000 miles per hour, creating a tail much like those of comets. This tail, however, is 13 light-years long.
No commentary, except to note that the universe is a wonderfully strange place. That, and it’s good we can see the tail. Otherwise, it would be coming right at us. 
Link courtesy of Boing Boing.
August 19th, 2007 at 5:56 am
“…it’s good we can see the tail. Otherwise, it would be coming right at us.”
This begs the question: how many stars are there out there that we CAN’T see tails like this (i.e. ARE headed straight at us)? :-\