Here's What the Hawaii Volcano Eruption Looks Like From Space

The first pictures are emerging of what Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano eruption looks like from space. Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station shared photos of their view of the massive smoke plume on Hawaii’s big island. The rolling eruptions of Kilauea, which have caused hundreds of earthquakes, forced thousands of people in the nearby communities to evacuate. “We hope those in the vicinity of the eruption can stay out of harm’s way,” tweeted Drew Feustel, a NASA flight engineer aboard the ISS, on Monday. More

(Source: TIME - May 16)