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Want to try and find a piece of the meteor that plunged into Cape Cod Bay over the weekend? NASA suggests using a magnet.
The meteorite that caused a sonic boom heard throughout Massachusetts on Saturday landed "right in the middle of Cape Cod Bay," NASA researchers say.
A bright meteor streaked across the Midwest sky on June 1, generating witness reports from at least eight states and leaving behind dazzling footage of the celestial display.
The United States Geological Survey has confirmed that the mysterious noise heard across Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, prompting rampant curiosity, was a sonic boom from a meteor.
NASA has confirmed that a bright fireball meteor exploded in the sky over New England on Saturday (May 30), releasing the equivalent energy of about 230 tons of TNT and generating a sonic boom heard across multiple U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.
Ohio also saw a fireball meteor streaking across the sky during the night of the May full moon. This is where it flew and what it means.
Reports of an explosion from people across New England Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Drag performer Andi Van Dyke was recording in a blueberry muffin costume when a meteor boomed across Massachusetts Saturday afternoon. The post They caught the meteor boom on camera — while dressed as a blueberry muffin appeared first on Boston.
A Massachusetts resident described feeling her apartment shake after a meteor exploded high above New England, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, according to NASA. View on euronews