NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.
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Update: NASA confirms fireball meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT
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.
The USGS noted the event was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide," referring to a meteor that explodes in the ...
When the double boom rang out in New England on Saturday afternoon, shaking homes and sending pets fleeing, questions started ...
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Days after New York fireball, another meteor explodes over Northeast
The New England event came just days after a bright meteor was reported over New York.
The fireball was detected on Saturday, May 30 ...
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 ...
When a meteor exploded over Cape Cod it was estimated to be the equivalent of about 300 tons of TNT. See satellite video ...
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’ ...
Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon.
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 ...
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