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.

When a meteor exploded over Cape Cod it was estimated to be the equivalent of about 300 tons of TNT. See satellite video ...

The USGS noted the event was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide," referring to a meteor that explodes in the atmosphere.

Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated.

Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but ...

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

A meteor that caused a loud boom when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times ...

People across eastern Massachusetts are reporting hearing an extremely loud boom on Saturday afternoon, and many police ...

A meteor exploded just off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom, Saturday. Meteorologists have said a loud blast was likely a meteor.

A loud explosion was heard in Boston and surrounding towns Saturday afternoon, with some residents as far as Rhode Island and New Hampshire reporting a “boom” and ground tremors. The Massachusetts ...

At about 6:30pm last night, a meteor exploded with a bright flash that was widely seen across eastern Australia. Stunned onlookers from Sydney to Canberra, and beyond, reported seeing the explosion ...