Amazing Space Photos by British Astronaut Tim Peake

Expedition 46 Crew Members Last Gathering

NASA TV

The six Expedition 46 crew members aboard the International Space Station are about to part ways on March 1, 2016. L to R: Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra, Mikhail Kornienko, Sergey Volkov, Scott Kelly and Tim Peake.

ESA Astronaut Tim Peake Spots an Aleutian Island

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image from the International Space Station on Jan. 10, 2016 with the caption, “Beautiful snowy island of the Aleutians.”

ESA Astronaut Tim Peake Snaps Sunrise From ISS

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image from the International Space Station on Jan. 12, 2016 with the caption, “The distant sunrise leaves an orange glow in the atmosphere as we fly over the darkness of night.”

Plankton Bloom Over Patagonia

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake tweeted this photo of plankton bloom in Patagonia taken from the ISS on April 4, 2016.

ESA Astronaut Tim Peake In Fit Check

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image from the International Space Station on Jan. 11, 2016 with the caption, “Final suit fit check prior to Friday's EVA – feels just great!”

ESA Astronaut Tim Peake Snaps Image of North and South America

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image from the International Space Station on Jan. 13, 2016 with the caption, “Where North meets South - Crossing from North America to South America.”

Rugby in Space

Tim Peake/European Space Agency via Twitter

British astronaut Tim Peake of the European Space Agency poses with a broadcast of a 2016 Six Nations Championship rugby match on the International Space Station on Saturday, Feb. 6.

Patagonia’s Southern Ice Field from ISS

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image of Patagonia’s beautiful southern ice field from the International Space Station on March 26, 2016.

ESA Astronaut Tim Peake Snaps Skies Over Earth

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image from the International Space Station on March 26, 2016 with the caption, “More stars in the Universe than grains of sand on Earth – easy to believe from up here”

Sea of Green Fishing Boats from ISS

Tim Peake

ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this image from the International Space Station on March 20, 2016.

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