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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .