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.
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .