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.
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .