[Bownesian]

Originally Posted by FlamingStuffedTiger

^^^^ We'd should get on that:

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24917/

Only ~1.5 million years left... Run for the hills!

This reminds me of the Nemesis Hypothesis which posits that the apparent 26 Million Year periodicity in paleontological extinction events could be due to a companion star that orbits our own, chucking objects out of the Oort Cloud when it comes close.

Anyway, here is a picture of Barnard's Star I found while wikisurfing.