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.
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .