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.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
