An annual Milky Way photography competition has unveiled 25 spectacular images showing off our galaxy in incredible rarely-seen detail. The stunning photographs, released by travel photography blog Capture The Atlas, show the stars beautifully framing trees, tents and even a monastery. The astonishing shots have been nominated for the website’s annual Milky Way photographer of the … Read more
Part palace, part rock column – behold one of the world’s most spectacular constructions. Yemen’s Dar al-Hajar – or ‘stone house’ – is a former royal residence that seems to grow out of the rock pinnacle upon which it’s perched. As these pictures show, the five-storey building looks incredible from every angle. No wonder it … Read more
The Red Arrows and their French equivalent, the Patrouille de France, will perform a joint flyover at 5pm over London today after a spectacular flypast over Paris ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the UK on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s famous rallying cry to resist the Nazis. Red, white and blue smoke was streaked across the … Read more
Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia and Africa this weekend as the Moon blocks out over 99 per cent of the Sun’s light Spectacle – dubbed annular eclipse – happens when Moon partially blocks Sun It is expected to first appear at 4.45am BST in the skies above … Read more
Beguiling portrait photographs showcase spectacular multi-coloured garments worn by Mongolian nomads – and handed down through the generations Photographer Alessandra Meniconzi travelled from Switzerland to Central Mongolia to set up the shoot She said: ‘In the past the kings and queens of the Mongolian nomads used to wear these traditional clothes’ The photographer ‘strives to … Read more
Delight at the end of the tunnel: Spectacular 60-yard laburnum arch comes into bloom at National Trust garden… but only a handful of staff can witness its full beauty this year By Chris Brooke for Daily Mail Published: 01:27 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 01:27 BST, 18 May 2020 Advertisement It’s a spectacular spring … Read more
Out with a bang: German nuclear power station’s cooling towers are demolished in spectacular explosion The demolition took place at the site of the Philippsburg power plant, near the city of Karlsruhe The explosions were triggered shortly after 6am on Thursday in the south-west of the country Timing of the demolition was kept quiet to … Read more
Hubble Space Telescope captures a spectacular image of a bright pink cloud of gas and dust where massive stars are being born 160,000 light years away from Earth The bright cloud is called LHA 120-N 150 and is in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy orbiting the Milky Way NASA says the pink cloud is a … Read more
Spectacular pictures show the ‘worm’ supermoon lighting up night skies around the world and it will only get brighter as it reaches its peak TONIGHT The full point of brightness for the March supermoon will be at 5:48pm GMT on March 9 in the evening Supermoon events mark the point when the moon appears bigger … Read more
John Legend praises wife Chrissy Teigen’s ‘spectacular’ breasts after she claimed motherhood left her implants ‘deflated’ By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 13:14 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 14:40 GMT, 5 March 2020 On Wednesday, she admitted she was eager to have her current implants removed and breasts lifted, 14 years after having an … Read more