British astronaut Tim Peake will return to Earth on June 18, when his six-month spell on the International Space Station comes to an end.
He travelled to the ISS in December, with American Tim Kopra and Russian Yuri Malenchenko.
During his time on the space station, he has been tweeting regular updates, photographs and videos.
Here are 24 of the most remarkable tweets. His account is at twitter.com/astro_timpeake
#Cairo lights, a cloudy #Mediterranean with lightning and a yellow-green atmosphere under the stars pic.twitter.com/23LFRgDkmi
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) January 18, 2016
Today we flew straight past the #aurora – breathtaking https://t.co/7Gtp04o0N3 pic.twitter.com/eFYSnVt4HV
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) January 20, 2016
#London midnight Saturday – I’d rather be up here…but only just!! #toughcall https://t.co/DB9LeKgOAC pic.twitter.com/RxX7wYc9Zs
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) January 31, 2016
New Zealand looking stunning in the sunshine! #NewZealand pic.twitter.com/JDUoaZHB5w
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) February 4, 2016
Dark clouds of gas in the Milky Way https://t.co/fGLle5wdN5 pic.twitter.com/hFn4iPMUuM
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) February 12, 2016
I love orbiting over Africa - it is like flying over a canvas of art #AfricaArt pic.twitter.com/ECBAWVf1J8
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) February 28, 2016
Some midday winter sun glinting off #Greenland’s snow-capped peaks https://t.co/o9QWoR5X6G pic.twitter.com/cpYLm82jrW
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 7, 2016
Winter landscape spanning the border between #Kazakhstan and #China, a beautifully remote part of our planet pic.twitter.com/FNudSABsmB
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 15, 2016
From one mighty ocean to another – ships passing through the Panama canal. #Principia pic.twitter.com/bvejiXfPep
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 19, 2016
Every so often our orbit lets us enjoy a longer sunrise and sunset - more time to capture the spectacular colours! pic.twitter.com/4sxgel2lnQ
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 21, 2016
More stars in the Universe than grains of sand on Earth – easy to believe from up here https://t.co/nTO9SAwr3P pic.twitter.com/BnSj4tjYPu
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 22, 2016
Himalayan valley under a #fullmoon pic.twitter.com/mdxQHUskSp
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 23, 2016
One of my favourite pics so far – Patagonia’s beautiful southern ice field pic.twitter.com/R2lVUEnw6h
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 26, 2016
We see 16 sunrises every day - but I've never seen one as beautiful as this. Good morning Earth! pic.twitter.com/sle3NiTIYB
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 28, 2016
Been some great night passes over Europe recently…I am waving! https://t.co/5QXDcfw2Rs pic.twitter.com/Hes6LoWt6d
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 6, 2016
The vast waters of the Tapajos river, Amazonia pic.twitter.com/ryoaoJUXqM
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 8, 2016
The real thing: found Everest! Last picture turned out to be third-tallest mountain Kanchengjunga pic.twitter.com/eM9Cc3uA37
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 17, 2016
Good weather over the Toon today! #NewcastleUponTyne pic.twitter.com/S3NImLlEMy
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 18, 2016
Can’t see the Pyramids with the naked eye from space but this is the view through an 800mm lens pic.twitter.com/KBc98S9Huc
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 19, 2016
Constanta, the oldest continuously inhabited city in #Romania pic.twitter.com/3fDmUJ6RF6
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 30, 2016
Ancient volcanoes on the Iran/Pakistan border https://t.co/Q939VtpORM pic.twitter.com/z1jI10Fe3A
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) May 5, 2016
Can we see other planets from space? Here’s Venus rising just before the Sun pic.twitter.com/wGe3bRsAch
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) May 8, 2016
Sediment spilling into this mountain lake, #Ethiopia https://t.co/nJf1zeFjUS pic.twitter.com/mht84gHTa9
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) May 15, 2016
Melting sea ice in James Bay #Canada https://t.co/Bjdi8s9YWb pic.twitter.com/kaCdmaoIbj
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) May 18, 2016
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