An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert. Surrounded by vast desert and distant snow topped mountains, the enormous satellite dishes, dome-shaped buildings and telescopes are run by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) , an intergovernmental body dedicated to observing space. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza was granted access to several observatory sites.
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
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SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .