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A loud explosion was heard and felt across Massachusetts on Saturday, but minimal damage seems to have been done. Early evidence suggested a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere just after 2 p.m. and exploded in the sky,
NASA has confirmed that a bright fireball meteor exploded in the sky over New England on Saturday (May 30), releasing the equivalent energy of about 230 tons of TNT and generating a sonic boom heard across multiple U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.
NASA shared new details on the size and path of the meteor on Monday, upgrading the size of the object and revealing how far it flew before exploding.
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A mysterious boom that rattled homes and sparked confusion across Massachusetts and the wider Northeast on May 30 has been ...