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mission in space.

Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines, as seen from space on November 9.

COURTESY KAREN NYBERG/NASA

It was one of many specular photographs taken by Nyberg -- who in 2008 became the 50th woman in space -- and was retweetedthousands of times by her followers back on Earth.