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.
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .