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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.

Meteor that rattled New England was bigger than first thought, NASA says

Scientists now say the meteor was 5 feet in diameter, up from the initial thought of 3-feet, NASA said.

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.
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What Connecticut residents should know about the exploding meteor over New England

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

Meteor explodes over Massachusetts: New details on size, where it landed

NASA shared new details on the size and path of the meteor on Monday, upgrading the size of the object and revealing how far it flew before exploding.

Mysterious sonic boom heard across Massachusetts was a meteor, experts say

Earthquake? Explosion? Sonic boom? Meteor? People want to know, what was that loud noise heard across Massachusetts?

Loud booms heard in Massachusetts after meteor enters atmosphere near border with New Hampshire

The American Meteor Society said a boom heard by residents in multiple states Saturday afternoon was a 3-foot wide meteor entering the atmosphere near the Massachusetts and New Hampshire border.

Days after New York fireball, another meteor explodes over Northeast

According to NASA, the meteor entered Earth's atmosphere at about 2:06 p.m. traveling roughly 75,000 mph. The space rock, known as a fireball, broke apart about 40 miles above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire.