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.
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .