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 family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .