NASA is still tracking one of the strongest space storms on record, as it reaches the edge of the solar system. The solar storms blasted through Earth in late 2003 and according to NASA astronomers, are now some 13 billion kilometers away from the solar system.  The fast and intense flares emanating from the sun began last October and November, sending billions of tons of electrified gas at speeds up to 5 million mph.  These 10 powerful solar flares shot up extreme doses of X-rays and other radiation, along with slower-moving storms of charged particles.  Since that time, the waves have slowed down to a speed of about 1.5 million mph, and according to calculations, should reach Voyager 1 (almost 9 million miles away, representing the furthest located human-made object) sometime late this year or in early 2005. 

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