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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .