NASA astronaut shares timelapse of Hurricane Milton from space

HOUSTON, Texas – As Hurricane Milton prepared to hit Florida Wednesday night into Thursday morning, astronauts onboard the International Space Station created a timelapse video of the massive storm.

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick posted several pictures and videos on social media, showing the view out of the Dragon Endeavor window, which is attached to the space station, of the hurricane.

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Domick’s first picture came on Oct. 8 from a window he said he would be sleeping near until he returned to Earth.

The following day, the astronaut posted another photo, this time, he noted that the hurricane was not as symmetric but appeared bigger.

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm Thursday morning and brought powerful winds, a deadly storm surge and flooding to much of the sunshine state. The monstrous storm weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moved through Florida early Thursday. Power outages were widespread and deaths have been reported.

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Milton is the second major hurricane to hit Florida this season after Hurricane Helene, which hit the Florida panhandle in September.