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.
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .