Astronauts Admire Hurricane Katia from Above

Planet Staff Date: 06 September 2011 Time: 01:42 PM ET  Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have had a birds-eye view of the 2011 hurricane season, flying over and snapping pictures of several storms. Hurricane Katia is no exception, but luckily it isn't likely to cause much damage down on the ground. "Hurricane Katia may be no threat to U.S., so just enjoy beauty of storm," tweeted astronaut Mike Fossum, who is living aboard the orbiting laboratory until mid-November. Fossum snapped a picture of the major Category 3 storm (on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength), which has been swirling over the Atlantic Ocean for more than a week...Read here