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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .
THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Hot Air Balloon tour across Cappadocia, Turkey – With the sun rising in the distance and the spectacular landscapes below, these are the breathtaking views afforded from a hot air balloon flight in Turkey .