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.
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .