BRITISH astronaut Tim Peake will return to Earth on June 18, when his 6-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. 

He tweeted a spectacular photo of the south coast earlier this month, with Southampton and the Isle of Wight in full view. The photo has picked up 4,500 retweets and more than 11,000 likes.

Scroll through the gallery above to see his best snaps.