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.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
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 EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .