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.
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .