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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .