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.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .