A mysterious object slammed into Jupiter this week, causing a bright flash of light that was captured by amateur astronomers 382.76 million miles away on Earth. German astronomer Harald Paleske was watching the shadow of Jupiter’s moon, Io, create a solar eclipse in the planet’s atmosphere of Jupiter when he spotted the probable impact. ‘A bright … Read more
Stunning images of nearby galaxies revealing the locations of young stars as the gas warms up around them have been captured by astronomers. The new observations resemble colourful cosmic fireworks, and were obtained with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. Images show different components of the galaxies in distinct colours, allowing astronomers … Read more
Researchers have broken the record for the highest resolution image ever captured of individual atoms, creating a shot that is ‘zoomed in’ some 100 million times. These images are so fine-tuned, in fact, that the blurring remaining in the shot is the product solely of the thermal jiggling of the atoms themselves. The breakthrough by … Read more
A stunning series of photographs by singer-songwriter Julian Lennon, the son of Beatles legend John, takes viewers inside the remote Kogi tribe, which has lived isolated from the outside world for more than 1,000 years in the mountains of northern Colombia. Shared exclusively with MailOnline Travel, the striking black-and-white images show indigenous men, women and … Read more
NOT a clean getaway! Teenage boy is arrested covered head to toe in MUD after trying to evade capture by running across mudflats The teen ran through mudflats at Langston Harbour, Portsmouth to evade police The 16-year-old was caught and social media images showed him in a police van Teen was arrested and has been released … Read more
NOT a clean getaway! Teenage boy is arrested covered head to toe in MUD after trying to evade capture by running across mudflats The teen ran through mudflats at Langston Harbour, Portsmouth to evade police The 16-year-old was caught and social media images showed him in a police van Teen was arrested and has been released … Read more
These photos are enough to give you the chills. They are the winning images in a prestigious photography competition called Capture the Extreme, which celebrates the cultures, wildlife and beauty of the planet at its coldest reaches. Now in its second year, the contest, run by luxury outerwear brand Shackleton in collaboration with Leica Camera AG, … Read more
Birth, marriage and a RIOT: Stunning category winners whittled down from nearly 10,000 entries in the Societies of Photographers’ Photo of the Year contest Some 10,000 pictures were put forward for the Societies of Photographers’ Photo of the Year awards One startling picture shows a baby girl whose mother’s cancer symptoms were masked by her … Read more
Birth, marriage and a RIOT: Stunning category winners whittled down from nearly 10,000 entries in the Societies of Photographers’ Photo of the Year contest Some 10,000 pictures were put forward for the Societies of Photographers’ Photo of the Year awards One startling picture shows a baby girl whose mother’s cancer symptoms were masked by her … Read more
Previously unseen pictures of the ISIS massacre in Mozambique have been released, showing bodies scattered across roads and people fleeing from the slaughter. Dozens of innocent people were killed when Islamist insurgents launched a raid on the northern town of Palma on March 24, including Briton Philip Mawer. Now, in the shocking pictures obtained by … Read more