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.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .