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.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .