Staring straight into the eye of a monster

As Florence swirled toward the Carolinas today, an astronaut took some chilling photos of the hurricane
"Ever stared down the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane? It's chilling, even from space."So writes Alexander Gerst, a European Space Agency astronaut aboard the International Space Station who shot this stunning photo looking straight down into the eye of fearsome Hurricane Florence.As of 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the hurricane was bearing down on Carolina coastal areas with max