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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .