First solar storm from huge sunspot reaches Earth and knocks out satellites - and more could be on their way

• Solar radiation knocked out some radio communication on Earth yesterday
• It came from a giant sunspot seen on the surface of the sun recently
• Sunspot AR12192 is 14 times larger than Earth and almost as big as Jupiter
• The Met Office tells MailOnline it might be the largest sunspot in 25 years
• It is so big that it can be seen in images of the sun from Earth's surface
• This particular flare from the sunspot was brief but strong
• It follows three days of severe storms on the sun
• 'It would seem to be just a matter of time before another strong explosion occurs,' said spaceweather.com's Tony Phillips 

By MARK PRIGG and JONATHAN O'CALLAGHAN FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 22:17 GMT, 22 October 2014 | UPDATED: 12:26 GMT, 23 October 2014

A monster storm on the sun's surface has unleashed a solar flare in the direction of Earth - and there could be more to come.

The event temporarily blacked out a few radio communication systems before weakening. 

The storm came from a large group of sunspots and hit Earth between 10 am and 11 am EDT (2pm and 3pm BST) yesterday.

'It would seem to be just a matter of time before another strong explosion occurs,' said Spaceweather.com's Tony Phillips

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