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.
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .