Did You Know 🧪 Starfish Prime ? – The Artificial Aurora That Damaged Space. In July 1962, the United States detonated a 1.4-megaton nuclear bomb 400 km above the Pacific Ocean, far above Earth’s atmosphere. The test was called Starfish Prime and was part of the Cold War race to understand nuclear warfare in space. 🌌 The explosion created artificial auroras visible in Hawaii, over 1,400 km away ⚡ A massive electromagnetic pulse (EMP) knocked out streetlights, phone systems, and radios in Hawaii