What Was That Massive Boom Across New England? NASA Says It Was a Meteor Explosion Equal to 300 Tons of TNT ...

Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated.

Officials with the American Meteor Society and NASA say a double boom heard in multiple states Saturday afternoon was a 3-foot meteor entering the atmosphere near the Massachusetts and New Hampshire ...

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A meteor that caused a loud boom when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times larger than most meteorites, according to NASA.

Local authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the sound, and it remains unclear whether it was linked to an industrial incident, military activity or another event.

Residents from New Hampshire down to Rhode Island heard a loud boom, some even reporting their entire house shaking.

A meteor that exploded off the coast of Massachusetts set off a loud boom equivalent to 300 tons of TNT, NASA said.

A significant flash was detected by the GOES-19 weather satellite around the time of the reports.

NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

A small asteroid exploded high above New England on May 30, creating a spectacular daytime fireball and a loud sonic boom. Here's all that Nasa confirmed about the asteroid and the blast.

A 'loud boom' was reported across Boston and parts of Rhode Island on Saturday, with meteorologists saying it was caused by a ...