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 images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
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SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .