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.
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
