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.
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .