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.
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 .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A woman left disfigured and traumatised by an addiction to lip filler injections has issued a warning to others searching for the perfect pout after the plastic chemicals nearly killed her .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A Zumba-mad grandma has lost almost 14st after becoming addicted to the popular dance craze .