ISS astronaut takes photo of super storm sweeping the ocean

Astronauts captured incredible images of 2017's strongest typhoon, Noru, sweeping across the Pacific Ocean.

Dramatic image of Typhoon Noru taken from the International Space Station on August 1. Photo: Randy Bresnik.

Tropical Storm Noru is sweeping across the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is expected to hit Japan and possibly the Korean Peninsula or China later this week, the South China Morning Post reported on August 2.

According to the Weather Channel, meteorologists are closely monitoring Typhoon Noru. As of July 30, Super Typhoon Noru reached Category 5 with winds of 257 km/h and is currently the strongest storm on Earth in 2017.

"Devastating winds, flooding and heavy rain are likely to affect at least parts of southern Japan this weekend. Typhoon preparations are urgently needed," the Weather Channel said.

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are keeping a close eye on Noru. The images they are sending back to Earth via Twitter are incredible. "Super Typhoon Noru swirling over the Pacific Ocean," Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky captioned a photo of Noru taken from the ISS.

Super Typhoon Noru swirls over the Pacific Ocean on August 1. Photo: Sergey Ryazansky.

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer also pointed his camera out the window, capturing the unique moment from a wider and higher angle. Fischer wrote: "The power of Mother Nature is both amazing and terrifying."

This is the best and most recent photo from NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik. "Super Typhoon Noru is a super-large-scale weather phenomenon. You can feel its power from 400 kilometers up," Bresnik said.

According to VNE