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.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .