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.
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .