Cloud swirls

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped this image of clouds over the Mediterranean Sea during his second long-duration mission known as Alpha. He posted it on social media saying: "Nice cloud swirl in the Mediterranean, there are all types of clouds in this picture though, clouds over islands, clouds over mountains, clouds over the Sea. Did I mention I like clouds?"

Thomas was launched to the International Space Station for his second mission, Alpha, on 23 April 2021. He will spend six months living and working on the orbital outpost where he will support more than 200 international experiments in space.

Follow Thomas and his Mission Alpha on his blog.