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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .