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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
