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
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
New images of Guatemala’s volcanoes capture their otherworldly nature. ‘It felt like I was on the moon,’ Josh Edelson told DailyMail.com. A photographer based in San Francisco, he has taken pictures of wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods. Edelson explained: ‘One of the things I’m passionate about is photographing natural disasters.’ Volcanoes are ‘something I’ve been … Read more
Stunning photos capture the rare moment water cascades down the sides of Uluru as the Northern Territory is hit by torrential rain Rock formations of iconic tourist attraction Uluru has transformed into stunning cascading waterfalls Comes after almost almost 50mm of rain fell in Northern Territory’s Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park last week Tourists have flocked to … Read more
Who signed that off? Hilarious snaps capture advertising fails that turn heads for all the wrong reasons – from an unfortunate T-shirt slogan to a mother drinking wine with her toddler Glaring errors in adverts left people wondering how nobody noticed them earlier The failures proved adverts don’t always get it right while promoting products … Read more
The highest resolution images of a single molecule of DNA ever captured have been taken by a team of scientists, and they show atoms ‘dancing’ as they twist and writhe. Researchers from Sheffield, Leeds and York universities combined advanced atomic microscopy with supercomputer simulations to create videos of the molecules. The resolution combined with the … Read more
Falling fowl of the law! Escapee emu tries to peck its way into a police car after officers were sent to try and capture 5ft high bird Flightless fugitive was spotted wandering around village near Lowestoft, Suffolk Police were sent to track down and capture 5ft high adult male bird named Skiff Soon after, the … Read more