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Massive boom over northeastern US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms

A sonic boom heard throughout the northeastern United States last week was caused by a meteor, NASA confirmed after consulting satellite imagery.

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Mass. meteor: What NASA knows about its explosion and fall into Cape Cod Bay

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 19h

A bright meteor lit up the New England sky before exploding with a loud boom—and its pieces may have landed in Cape Cod Bay

Meteor mailbag: Our meteorologist tackles your questions on Saturday’s explosive sky

This is a special addition of the Boston Globe Weather Mailbag, as we take a closer look at what happened Saturday afternoon when a confirmed meteor blazed through the atmosphere before splashing into...

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Heard the boom? Local astrophysicist explains the meteor that caused it

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US Homes Shake as Meteor Explodes With Force of 300 Tons of TNT

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Videos capture sights and sounds of meteor exploding off coast of Massachusetts

A meteor that exploded off the coast of Massachusetts set off a loud boom equivalent to 300 tons of TNT, NASA said.

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Boston Explosion Reports: Meteor Explodes Off Massachusetts Coast, Loud Boom Heard

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Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

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‘I felt a vibration’: Resident describes powerful meteor explosion over Massachusetts

A Massachusetts resident described feeling her apartment shake after a meteor exploded high above New England, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, according to NASA.

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Video Shows Meteor in Massachusetts That Caused Sonic Boom

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Meteor explodes off Massachusetts coast, causing sonic boom

The Sun Chronicle

Meteor explosion heard by many in Attleboro area

Attleboro area police departments and regional public safety dispatch centers fielded numerous calls from worried and curious residents about the sonic boom heard Saturday afternoon that was later det

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This dog heard the meteor boom and had one reaction. Watch

How high did you jump when the boom from a meteor exploding in Massachusetts thundered across New England on Saturday, May 30 in the afternoon? Probably not as high as this dog. A thunderous boom was heard from Rhode Island to New Hampshire after NASA confirmed a meteor exploded over Cape Cod Bay.

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Exploding meteor over New England detected several states away, USGS says

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