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.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .