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 terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A woman has lost over 13st after beating her addiction to POTATOES .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy .
Walking down the street in her local town, heads turn as Jessica Villafane passes by .