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 unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .