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This Is What A Super Typhoon Looks Like From Space

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Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti snapped this image of Typhoon Maysak from the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 31 — the day it was bumped up to “super typhoon” status. The storm has since weakened but thousands have been evacuated ahead of its landfall in the Philippines tomorrow.

Credit: AP Photo/NASA, Samantha Cristoforetti

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