It sounded like an explosion. For some, it felt like one. Just after 2 p.m. on May 30, residents across Massachusetts—and well beyond—were jolted by a sudden, thunderous boom that rattled homes and shook windows.

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.

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.

The meteor entered the atmosphere 40 miles above the Earth, with a force equal to 300 tons of TNT. All of this over the waters of Cape Cod Bay.

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 ...

(WJW) – Northeast Ohio is still buzzing after a 6-foot, 17,000-pound meteor soared across the sky on Tuesday morning before breaking apart in a “boom” that echoed across the area. The fiery spectacle and loud explosions that shook homes left many ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is caused by debris from the famous Halley's Comet. This meteor shower will be active from April 19 to May 28, 2026, with its peak on May 5-6. Viewers can expect to see fast meteors with glowing trails, with up to 30 per hour ...

Most meteors either burn up harmlessly or strike with damage based on their size, speed, and composition. But an antimatter meteor would be different: every particle it touched in Earth’s atmosphere would annihilate with it,