The first quarter of 2026 is in the books. While a relatively quiet one for earthquakes, the skies lit up for an unusual number of meteors. The American Meteor Society tallied over 2,300 different event sightings with 1,700 considered “long duration ...

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

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.

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Residents reported a sharp boom and shaking homes after a meteor fragmented high over New England, NASA said.

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Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb said a meteor that exploded over Massachusetts over the weekend was traveling at roughly 100 times the speed of sound, creating a powerful sonic boom heard across much of New England.