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.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .