Incoming severe solar storm could knock out radio on Earth

No need to bring an umbrella out for this storm, though (Picture: Getty Images/Science Photo Libra)

The Earth will soon be splattered with a big blob of solar goo, which could knock out some radio satellites.

The goo, known as a coronal mass ejection, was spat out by the sun yesterday and will arrive either tonight or tomorrow morning.

The Met Office has warned that the blast of charged particles could cause a ‘severe’ solar storm.

While power outages can occur during such storms...