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.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .