IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK. Located millions of light years away from Earth, the patterns burst with colour but are unable to be seen clearly with the naked eye. Photographer Terry Hancock captured the images using a specialist astronomy camera attached to a telescope, from the comfort of his own back garden in Fremont, Michigan, USA. The 61-year-old sales manager, originally from Burnley, Lancashire, says: “My pictures are all long exposures of galaxies, nebulae and star clusters, which range in distance from thousands to many millions of light years away from Earth.
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
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BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .