Super Typhoon Sinlaku reached the edge of space: NASA captures astonishing atmospheric ripples

When Super Typhoon Sinlaku tore across the North Pacific in April 2026, it did something that most tropical cyclones never do it sent visible ripples not just across the ocean surface but through the sky itself, all the way into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere. The storm reached "violent typhoon" status, the highest category used by the Japan Meteorological Agency and roughly equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, making it one of only a handful of storms in the region to reach such intensity so early in the year.

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