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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .