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What was that massive boom across New England? NASA says it was a meteor explosion equal to 300 tons of TNT

What Was That Massive Boom Across New England? NASA Says It Was a Meteor Explosion Equal to 300 Tons of TNT ...
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Meteor sonic booms can unleash the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT, new study suggests

A meteor only a few feet across exploded high above the northeastern United States in late May, generating a powerful sonic ...
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Massive boom over US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms

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

Mass. meteor: What NASA knows about its explosion and fall into Cape Cod Bay

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.

Meteor explodes off coast of Massachusetts, causing loud boom

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

Watch satellite video of exact second meteor exploded over Cape Cod

When a meteor exploded over Cape Cod it was estimated to be the equivalent of about 300 tons of TNT. See satellite video ...
Associated Press

Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The American Meteor Society said a boom heard by ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Bright Meteor Lit Up the New England Sky Before Exploding With a Loud Boom—and Its Pieces May Have Landed in Cape Cod Bay

People reported seeing the glowing space rock or hearing or feeling its breakup from Delaware to Montreal. Experts estimate that it was about three feet wide and traveling at 75,000 miles per hour whe ...
Live Science

Brilliant-green fireball meteor explodes over erupting volcano in the Philippines

Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but ...

'Very loud boom' shakes Boston homes as experts say it was likely a meteor

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

Video: Meteor Explodes Over US With Force Equal To 300 Tonnes Of TNT, NASA Confirms

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide".

A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. An astronomer explains where it might have come from

At about 6:30pm last night, a meteor exploded with a bright flash that was widely seen across eastern Australia. Stunned onlookers from Sydney to Canberra, and beyond, reported seeing the explosion ...