CRAZY VIDEO: NASA provides astronaut’s-eye view of Hurricane Milton from space station

A Category 5 hurricane can be beautiful to look at from 257 miles above the Earth.

NASA’s social media accounts this week have posted several pictures and videos of Hurricane Milton from the International Space Station.

Some of the images were taken from external cameras on the ISS, while a timelapse video was taken by astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission.

The images from space are probably the best way to get a sense of the enormity and power of the storm, which is a near-perfect spiral with a well-defined eye at the center.

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is in the process of preparing for Milton, which is expected to leave Florida’s Atlantic coast as a Category 1 hurricane.

KSC’s operating status is currently at HURCON II. That means the center is restricted, and only the most essential ride-out personnel are on site.

Milton is also why NASA is standing down from the anticipated launch of the Europa Clipper on Thursday, and the return of the Crew-8 team from the International Space Station is being pushed back to Sunday morning.

A weather briefing is planned for 11 a.m. on Friday ahead of Crew-9 undocking from the ISS.

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