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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
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 .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .