NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.
When the double boom rang out in New England on Saturday afternoon, shaking homes and sending pets fleeing, questions started ...
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.
Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon.
The New England event came just days after a bright meteor was reported over New York.
A meteor that exploded off the coast of Massachusetts set off a loud boom equivalent to 300 tons of TNT, NASA said.
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 ...
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 ...
A meteor that exploded Saturday afternoon near Boston shook buildings and scared locals after a loud boom was heard at about 2:30 p.m. Residents throughout New England experienced a ‘double boom’ ...
A meteor exploded over New England Saturday afternoon, creating a daytime fireball and a massive “double boom” that shook ...