Photos: Hurricane Dorian Rages in Pics from Space

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By Hanneke Weitering
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Here's what Hurricane Dorian looks like from space.

The Suomi NPP satellite, run by NASA and NOAA, captured this image of Tropical Storm Dorian on Aug. 26, 2019.

The Suomi NPP satellite, run by NASA and NOAA, captured this image of Tropical Storm Dorian on Aug. 26, 2019.  (Image credit: NASA Worldview/EOSDIS/NASA)

NOAA's GOES-East satellite spotted Tropical Storm Dorian over the Caribbean Sea on Aug. 27, 2019.

NOAA's GOES-East satellite spotted Tropical Storm Dorian over the Caribbean Sea on Aug. 27, 2019. (Image credit: NOAA)

A view of now-Hurricane Dorian taken by NASA's Terra satellite at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) on Aug. 28, 2019.

A view of now-Hurricane Dorian taken by NASA's Terra satellite at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) on Aug. 28, 2019. (Image credit: NASA Worldview/EOSDIS/NASA)

NASA's GOES-16 weather satellite acquired data for this natural-color image of Hurricane Dorian on Aug. 29, 2019 at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). Hurricane Dorian was a Category 1 storm at the time, and it strengthened to a Category 2 later that night.

NASA's GOES-16 weather satellite acquired data for this natural-color image of Hurricane Dorian on Aug. 29, 2019 at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). Hurricane Dorian was a Category 1 storm at the time, and it strengthened to a Category 2 later that night.  (Image credit: Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA/NESDIS)

This photograph was shot by an astronaut at the International Space Station on Aug. 29, 2019 at 1:12 p.m. EDT (1712 GMT), when the Category 1 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (135 km) per hour.

This photograph was shot by an astronaut at the International Space Station on Aug. 29, 2019 at 1:12 p.m. EDT (1712 GMT), when the Category 1 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (135 km) per hour. (Image credit: NASA)

NASA astronaut Drew Morgan took this photo of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Aug. 29, 2019, as the storm traveled across the Caribbean north of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

NASA astronaut Drew Morgan took this photo of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Aug. 29, 2019, as the storm traveled across the Caribbean north of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. (Image credit: AstroDrewMorgan/Twitter)

Hurricane Dorian's eye is clearly visible from space in this view from NOAA's GOES-East satellite, taken on Aug. 31, 2019. At the time, Dorian was a Category 4 hurricane.

Hurricane Dorian's eye is clearly visible from space in this view from NOAA's GOES-East satellite, taken on Aug. 31, 2019. At the time, Dorian was a Category 4 hurricane.  (Image credit: CIRA/NOAA)

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this view of Category 4 Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Aug. 31, 2019. "Staring into the eye of the storm," he wrote on Twitter.

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this view of Category 4 Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Aug. 31, 2019. "Staring into the eye of the storm," he wrote on Twitter. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019.

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)

NASA's Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 1, 2019 at 2:05 p.m. EDT (1805 GMT), when it was a Category 5 storm. The eye of the storm was directly over the island of Great Abaco in the northern Bahamas.

NASA's Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 1, 2019 at 2:05 p.m. EDT (1805 GMT), when it was a Category 5 storm. The eye of the storm was directly over the island of Great Abaco in the northern Bahamas.  (Image credit: Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA/NESDIS)

The eye of Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm, dominates this view from NOAA's GOES-East satellite as the storm approached the Abaco Islands in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, 2019.

The eye of Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm, dominates this view from NOAA's GOES-East satellite as the storm approached the Abaco Islands in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, 2019. (Image credit: NOAA)

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019.

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this close-up view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019.

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this close-up view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this close-up view of the eye of Hurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019.

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this close-up view of the eye of Hurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 1, 2019. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)

An image from the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite features Hurricane Dorian as it pummels the Bahamas as a Category 4 storm, on Sept. 2, 2019 at 11:16 a.m. EDT (15:16 GMT).

An image from the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite features Hurricane Dorian as it pummels the Bahamas as a Category 4 storm, on Sept. 2, 2019 at 11:16 a.m. EDT (15:16 GMT).  (Image credit: ESA)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch captured this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch captured this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019. (Image credit: Astro_Christina/Twitter)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this photo of Hurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this photo of Hurricane Dorian as seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.  (Image credit: Astro_Christina/Twitter)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.  (Image credit: Astro_Christina/Twitter)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch captured this photo of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch captured this photo of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019. (Image credit: Astro_Christina/Twitter)

NASA astronaut Nick Hague shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019. "You can feel the power of the storm when you stare into its eye from above," Hague tweeted.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019. "You can feel the power of the storm when you stare into its eye from above," Hague tweeted.  (Image credit: AstroHague/Twitter)

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European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano tweeted this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)

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European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano took this photo of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 3, 2019. "Dorian, its majestic power visible even as we fly away," the astronaut tweeted. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)

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European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 3, 2019. "Dorian in its fully mature stage," he tweeted. (Image credit: astro_luca/Twitter)
Hanneke Weitering
Hanneke Weitering
Associate Editor, Space.com

Hanneke Weitering is an editor at Liv Science's sister site Space.com with 10 years of experience in science journalism. She has previously written for Scholastic Classroom Magazines, MedPage Today and The Joint Institute for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After studying physics at the University of Tennessee in her hometown of Knoxville, she earned her graduate degree in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting (SHERP) from New York University. Hanneke joined the Space.com team in 2016 as a staff writer and producer, covering topics including spaceflight and astronomy.