Wildlife photographer is clueless stag has crept up behind him as he tries to capture a shot

No I-DEER! Wildlife photographer is clueless stag has crept up behind him as he tries to capture the perfect shot at London park Breath-taking image any wildlife photographer would be delighted to capture But this one has his long lens camera pointing in wrong direction in Bushy Park Moment was captured by another keen wildlife … Read more

Amazing photos capture the moment the ISS passes in front of both the moon and the sun 

Amazing photos capture the fleeting moment the ISS passes in front of the Sun and the moon during its 17,000mph orbit Photographer Andrew McCarthy, from California, posted the photos on his Instagram account They were taken just days apart as the ISS passed in front of the moon and then the Sun  Mr McCarthy says … Read more

Space: Scientists capture a star being devoured by a supermassive black hole 

Death by ‘spaghettification’: Scientists capture a star being shredded into thin streams of gas as it is devoured by a supermassive black hole The extreme gravitational forces from the black hole tore material off of the star Normally, these so-called ‘tidal disruption events’ are hidden by clouds of dust This obscuring matter comes from the … Read more

Astronomers capture first direct image of an exoplanet located some 63 light-years from Earth

Astronomers from the Max Planck institutes has confirmed the existence of an exoplanet in another star system some 63 light years away from Earth – and have shared a picture to prove it. Called b Pictoris c, the planet was captured using the radial velocity method that detects exoplanets, along with the Very Large Telescopes … Read more

Earth is set to capture a minimoon in October – but some experts it could be space junk

Earth is set to capture a minimoon in October that may stay until May 2021 – but some experts say the object could be man-made space junk NASA’s JPL spotted an incoming object that could be trapped in Earth’s  gravity This event would mean asteroid 2020 SO would become a new minimoon Simulations show the … Read more

Photographers mark International Day of Peace with contest to capture serene scenes

A picture of calm: Photographers mark International Day of Peace with contest to capture serene scenes By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 23:26 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 23:29 BST, 21 September 2020 Advertisement Photographers captured scenes of serenity from around the globe as part of a contest to mark the International Day of … Read more

Woman injured when she fell from a moving car onto the M25 as she tried to capture Snapchat video

End of the road (almost): Selfie-lover falls out of car window while leaning out to film video on M25 – but escapes with her life after missing speeding traffic  Woman trying to film a video for Snapchat fell from a moving car on the M25  The accident took place between junction six and the Clacket … Read more

The Allies’ capture of Sicily in 38 days was the beginning of the end for Third Reich

HISTORY   SICILY ’43 by James Holland (Bantam £25, 640 pp)  Sicily was a tough nut to crack for the Allied forces from Britain, Canada and the U.S., who landed on the enemy-occupied Mediterranean island in the blistering summer of 1943. They came from fighting Rommel’s tanks on the wide open deserts of North Africa to … Read more

An eye on the world in 2020: Winners of Paris Photography Award capture beauty and tragedy around us

The winners of the prestigious Paris Photography Award have captured the beauty and tragedy around use from a feeding whale in Mexico to the frenzy of a coronavirus ward. The Photographer of the Year Award was presented to Alberto Giuliani whose series of portraits titled, ‘San Salvatore,’ captured front line medics during hellish shifts at the … Read more