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.

Reports of an explosion from people across New England on Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society said that ...

A bright streak of light explodes above the glowing slopes of Mayon Volcano at 10:33 p.m. on May 25, 2026. (afarTV/YouTube) It's not every day that our planet erupts in a fiery outpouring from the ground and the sky at the same time and same place.

Meteor was travelling at 75,000 miles per hour (more than 120,000 km/h) at an altitude of 40 miles when it broke apart

There are still tons of mysteries in the universe, and the Bootids meteor shower is one of them. The upcoming meteor shower occurs during the last week of June and the first few days of July, and it has the potential to be one of the weakest or strongest meteor showers of the year.

Meteor impacts such as February’s explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia, the most powerful observed in a century, may occur more frequently than thought. An analysis of recorded impacts over the past two decades suggests that Chelyabinsk-sized objects ...

That loud boom and bright flash that woke many across Western New York early Wednesday? Scientists say it came from space.

Gather round and gaze up, cosmic kids, the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. In previous years, the Perseid shower has produced as many as 40-50 visible meteors per hour at its peak. Unfortunately, this year, due to the shower peaking close to a ...

The Moon will outshine May's annual meteor shower, but there are other things to look for in the sky this month, including a beautiful comet.