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 photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .