Aboard the International Space Station, 250 miles (around 400 km) above the Earth, astronaut Alexander Gerst capture a stunning photograph of Super Typhoon Trami as it barrels toward Japan and China's Taiwan, on September 25. /VCG Photo

"As if somebody pulled the planet's gigantic plug. Staring down the eye of yet another fierce storm. Category 5 Super Typhoon Trami is unstoppable and heading for Japan and Taiwan [China]," he wrote on his Twitter, "Be safe down there!" /VCG Photo

Super Typhoon Trami is the third western Pacific storm this month to reach Category 5-equivalent status. The storm is forecast to slam into southern Japan this weekend, but to weaken upon making landfall. /VCG Photo

A model created by the Japan Meteorological  Agency earlier this week suggested the storm could make landfall in some regions of China's Taiwan. /VCG Photo