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.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
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 .
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A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .