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.
Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Ornate chandeliers and mahogany panelling give a glimpse into this abandoned building's former glory after it's been left to rot for the past decade .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .