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.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .