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 project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .