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.
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
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Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .