Typhoon Maysak from the International Space Station

This photograph of super typhoon Maysak was taken by European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti as the International Space Station passed near the storm on March 31, 2015 . The category 4 typhoon was headed for a possible landfall in the Philippines by the end of the week. It is unusual for the western Pacific to see such a strong storm so early in the year. This is the first year that two major typhoons have occurred in the western Pacific before April