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 BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .