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.
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
