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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A grandmother has told how she has been unable to feel emotion for the last 12 years thanks to heart drugs she had to take in order to survive .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .