Views from space show massive size of Hurricane Ian

(NEXSTAR) – As Florida braces for Hurricane Ian's impact on the ground, astronauts on the International Space Station got a view of the huge storm from up above.

The space station recorded video Monday showing the dense, spinning clouds over the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. The hurricane covers so much ground, parts of it disappear from view due to the curvature of the Earth.

Another view from space, taken from a satellite, shows the storm barreling toward Cuba. An outer...