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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
