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 astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .