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 quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A dog whose forehead skin was so heavy that he was going blind has finally seen his owner again after undergoing a £1K FACELIFT .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .