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Massive boom over US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms

A sonic boom heard throughout the northeastern United States last week was caused by a meteor, NASA confirmed after consulting satellite imagery.

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Update: NASA confirms fireball meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT

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Days after New York fireball, another meteor explodes over Northeast

Pieces of meteor landed in Cape Cod bay

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Can meteorites be recovered from Cape Cod Bay? Harvard professor compares search to a ‘fishing expedition’

A meteor mainly exploded over Cape Cod Bay after breaking the sound barrier, creating a boom that could be heard and felt from several states away.

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Meteorite that caused Cape Cod boom may have landed in bay: NASA

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Meteorite heard in Massachusetts landed "right in the middle of Cape Cod Bay," NASA says

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Meteorite Delivers 300-Ton TNT Blast to Cape Cod Bay

Cape Cod Bay – A meteorite tore through the atmosphere and plunged into the middle of the bay, producing an explosion equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.

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Meteorite's 300-Ton TNT Explosion Rattles New England Before Vanishing Into Cape Cod Bay

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Meteorite that caused a boom over Cape Cod may have landed in the bay, NASA says

NASA says 5-foot meteor caused the boom across Rhode Island, Massachusetts

The meteor that produced a boom over New England over the weekend entered Earth’s atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph, a NASA spokesperson said. It then traveled through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast for 26 miles before breaking

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A likely meteor blazed across Northeast skies Tuesday, but did it touch the ground to become a rare meteorite?

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, residents along the Northeast looked up to see a fiery trail across the sky, likely a meteor flashing through the Earth's atmosphere. It's unclear whether the fireball seen Tuesday actually hit the ground. Objects from space ...

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NASA Explains How Meteor Sparked Sonic Boom Over Massachusetts

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A mysterious boom that rattled homes and sparked confusion across Massachusetts and the wider Northeast on May 30 has been ...

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

The American Meteor Society said that the booms people heard were caused by a meteor nearly 1 meter wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston.