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 SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .