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 .

IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .

An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .

Made up of 40,000 pieces, putting in over 200 hours of work and blunting endless blades, this is the final result for the world’s largest jigsaw, finally finished on Wednesday .

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 .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

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 .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

A pair of bank myna birds fight it out in front of their ladies .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .