NASA captures Typhoon Jangmi with a giant eye spinning in space, winds of 130 km/h, and huge clouds advancing over Japan in images that impress with the storm's strength.

NASA captures Typhoon Jangmi with a giant eye spinning in space, winds of 130 km/h, and huge clouds advancing over Japan in images that impress with the storm’s strength.

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Published on 07/06/2026 at 23:23

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Nighttime satellite images recorded Typhoon Jangmi with an eye larger than average as the system slowly advanced through the Philippine Sea, causing intense rain in Japan and maintaining alerts for Okinawa, Amami, and areas of the Pacific coast.

NASA recorded Typhoon Jangmi with a giant eye visible from space as the storm slowly advanced through the Philippine Sea, heading towards southern Japan, between the end of May and the beginning of June 2026.

Giant eye appeared in NASA nighttime image

The image was captured on May 30, around 16:40 UTC, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite. In Japan, the record corresponded to 1:40 on May 31.

At that moment, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center indicated sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour, averaged over 1 minute. The speed was comparable to a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

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Typhoon gained strength near Okinawa

A second image, captured on May 31 by the VIIRS on the NOAA-20 satellite, showed the typhoon more intense. The record occurred again around 16:40 UTC, equivalent to 1:40 on June 1 in Japan.

At this stage, sustained winds had risen to 130 kilometers per hour. The center of the storm remained south of Okinawa, but outer cloud bands were already reaching parts of Japan.

Forecasts indicated passage near Okinawa before advancing northeast towards Amami between June 1 and 2. The storm was also expected to maintain significant rain, especially on the Japanese Pacific coast.

What caught your attention most in the images of Typhoon Jangmi seen from space: the size of the eye, the strength of the winds, the risk of intense rains in Japan, or the ability of satellites to capture such precise details at night?

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NASA captures Typhoon Jangmi with a giant eye spinning in space, winds of 130 km/h, and huge clouds advancing over Japan in images that impress with the storm’s strength.

Nighttime satellite images recorded Typhoon Jangmi with an eye larger than average as the system slowly advanced through the Philippine Sea, causing intense rain in Japan and maintaining alerts for Okinawa, Amami, and areas of the Pacific coast.

Giant eye appeared in NASA nighttime image

Typhoon gained strength near Okinawa

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