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

Have you ever been out at night and seen a streak of light blast across the sky and disappear? Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?

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

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

NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 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.

A meteor exploded over Massachusetts, creating a powerful sonic boom that rattled homes as it broke apart high in the atmosphere.

Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory.

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A bright meteor streaked across the Midwest sky on June 1, generating witness reports from at least eight states and leaving ...

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

Saturday’s meteor caused quite the commotion, leaving many in the Northeast puzzled over the loud sonic boom that it ...