Sun unleashes largest solar flare in five years, sending 10billion ton storm cloud hurtling through space at 5million mph

The sun unleashed an unusually powerful solar flare yesterday, the largest in nearly five years.

The eruption launched a ten billion ton storm cloud hurtling through space at five million miles per hour.

Scientists said the event took place on the side of the sun that was not facing Earth, so there will be little impact to satellites and communication systems.

Eruption: The sun unleashed an unusually powerful solar flare yesterday. The largest in nearly five years, it hurled a ten billion ton storm cloud hurtling through space at five million miles per hour

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