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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
In 2021, Anneka Watkinson, now 37, from Lancashire, met Chris, now 40 .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .