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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .