NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30.

What Was That Massive Boom Across New England? NASA Says It Was a Meteor Explosion Equal to 300 Tons of TNT ...

A meteor that exploded off the coast of Massachusetts set off a loud boom equivalent to 300 tons of TNT, NASA said.

The explosions and the boom sounds heard by the residents could be the result of “a rather significant bolide/meteor entering the atmosphere.” ...

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 ...

A fiery object disintegrated as it fell off the Boston coast, causing sonic booms heard across Massachusetts and reports of sightings along the Northeast.

NASA said the meteor that exploded over Cape Cod Bay was five feet in diameter and was traveling 42,000 miles per hour.

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A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.

People reported seeing the glowing space rock or hearing or feeling its breakup from Delaware to Montreal. Experts estimate that it was about three feet wide and traveling at 75,000 miles per hour whe ...

Local authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the sound, and it remains unclear whether it was linked to an industrial incident, military activity or another event.