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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
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 .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
