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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 over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

Officials with the American Meteor Society and NASA say a double boom heard in multiple states Saturday afternoon was a ...

Mysterious explosion in Boston as 'very loud boom' leaves houses shaking

Boston residents have been shook to their cores after a terrifying loud boom rocked the city Saturday afternoon.

NASA Explains Boston's Mysterious Boom: It Was a Meteor Explosion

It sounded like an explosion. For some, it felt like one. Just after 2 p.m. on May 30, residents across Massachusetts—and ...

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?

What is a bolide? Dashcam videos show bright flash as meteor triggers explosion-like boom in Boston and Rhode Island

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

What Exactly Caused That Loud Boom in South Carolina?

A huge noise rattled part of the state on Thursday. Multiple theories have been put forward, but the mystery remains.

Possible meteor creates ‘boom’ over Boston and surrounding towns

Massachusetts residents across several towns reported hearing a loud “boom” Saturday afternoon that could be attributed to a meteor entering Earth’s atmosphere. Just after 2 p.m., social media users ...

‘It sounded like a bomb’: Scientists explain rare meteor explosion that shook homes across New England

The meteor streaked across the region around 2 p.m., according to NASA, hurtling into Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of roughly 75,000 miles per hour.