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.
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
