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.

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’ ...

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

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 ...

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Early evidence pointed to the possibility of the disturbance being caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere and exploding ...

A meteor exploded off the Massachusetts coast, creating a loud boom that resonated throughout the region on Saturday. Reports indicated the event originated over the South Shore near Boston ...

A meteor streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of ...

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 meteor that caused a loud boom when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times larger than most meteorites, according to NASA.

NASA has now confirmed a 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 on Saturday May 30 ...