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Monster storm dominates view from space station

Snapshot shows powerful Typhoon Maysak from space

EYE OF THE STORM  Typhoon Maysak’s gaping eye offered an impressive sight for astronauts looking down from the International Space Station.

S. Cristoforetti/ESA, NASA

By Thomas Sumner

- More than 2 years ago

Looking down from 400 kilometers above Earth, astronauts aboard the International Space Station couldn’t help but gawk at a huge typhoon churning in the Western Pacific.