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Originally Posted by jdiwnab
Remember, according to special relativity, that no matter how fast you go, the speed of light is still c relative to you, same c as observed from our relatively slow point of observation on Earth. So you wouldn't out running the light reflected from Earth, they would appear anyway.
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Don't forget about the Doppler effect. As you approach 20% of the speed of light, the blue end of the spectrum will be shifted to appear green; green to orange, orange to red, and red will become invisible, being now infrared. By about 40% of C, only the blue light will still be visible, and it will now appear red. At about 99.996% of C, the formerly visible light will only be able to be detected as microwaves!
But fear not! All will not be blackness. As the formerly visible light fades from view, ultraviolet, x-rays, and eventually gamma rays will come into view as visible light. Now that would be cool: being able to see x-rays with the naked eye just like Superman!