Earth just proved once again that it is anything but calm. This jaw dropping image captured by an astronaut from space shows the explosive eruption of Sarychev Peak a remote volcano in the Kuril Islands of Russia. Seen from hundreds of kilometres above the planet the eruption looks like a colossal tower of ash smoke and fire rising straight into the atmosphere. It is a moment that freezes you in place because it reveals how powerful and alive our planet truly is.
Sarychev Peak is known for violent eruptions but this one stunned even seasoned astronauts. From orbit the ash plume looks like a giant mushroom shaped cloud expanding with unbelievable speed. You can see the shockwaves rippling across the atmosphere the glowing core of the eruption pushing upward and the dark ash spreading across the sky like a shadow cast over the Earth. This is nature at full strength a reminder that our planet can unleash forces far beyond anything humans could ever control.
