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.
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
When mum-of-three Becky Tully was told she couldn’t have any more children due to health reasons, she refused to give up on having the little girl she had always wanted .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A good samaritan who came to the aid of a rape victim has told how they were turned away from the Salvation Army because "they only help men" .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A Hereford woman has lost 10st 3lbs after ditching her £260-a-month takeaway habit .