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.
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
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 .
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 .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .