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.
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .