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.
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A woman has been left unable to smile after undergoing emergency surgery to remove infected lip fillers .
A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .
FEAST your eyes on the £500K coin-covered Range Rover that could be the world’s most blinged-out car .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
When personal trainer, Victoria Spence dreamt of achieving a thigh gap, she didn't realise her obsession would leave her body gripped by anorexia .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .