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.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Kaitlin pictured aged nine - Heart pounding, Kaitlin Womack stared in shock at a Facebook post on her phone .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .