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.
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .