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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
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A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .