Video footage from a camera on the International Space Station (ISS) has captured Hurricane Erin swirling above the Atlantic Ocean.Why It MattersErin is the fifth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, as well as the first hurricane. Forecasters have warned of "life-threatening" conditions across the U.S. East Coast as the system traverses the Atlantic.What To KnowThe footage of Erin was captured by the Sen SpaceTV-1 camera system mounted on the International Space Station in low Earth orbit.The space streaming company Sen says its SpaceTV-1 mission launched to the ISS in 2024, and its public livestream began in December that year.According to NASA, the ISS completes approximately 16 orbits each day, with each one taking between 90 and 93 minutes. The agency says that there may be less than 16 orbits depending on the station's altitude.As of Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Erin was located about 205 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.Although it described the system as a "large and growing hurricane," the agency said that gradual weakening was forecast "during the next couple of days."Behind Erin, the NHC was also monitoring two disturbances in the Atlantic associated with tropical waves.The first—located near the Leeward Islands—was given a "high" 70 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven days, with the NHC saying a tropical depression could form this weekend.The second, further to the east, was given a 40 percent chance of development.What People Are SayingThe National Hurricane Center said in a post on X on Thursday: "Erin just beginning to move away from the North Carolina coast. Beachgoers are cautioned against swimming at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to life-threatening surf and rip currents."Storm chaser Colin McCarthy said on X, Wednesday: "Hurricane Erin is absolutely massive, looming off the East Coast and stretching over 800 miles across."To put that in perspective, if it were placed over the United States, it would span from Chicago all the way to New York City."NASA said in a post on X, Wednesday: "Erin went through a period of rapid intensification, strengthening from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane in around 24 hours."What Happens NextThe NHC expects Hurricane Erin to move between the East Coast of the U.S. and Bermuda early Friday, then pass south of Atlantic Canada on Friday and Saturday.A livestream of footage from SpaceTV-1 can be found here.