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 tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
