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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
