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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .