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

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

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

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

The American Meteor Society said that the booms people heard were caused by a meteor nearly 1 meter wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston.

People reported seeing the glowing space rock or hearing or feeling its breakup from Delaware to Montreal. Experts estimate that it was about three feet wide and traveling at 75,000 miles per hour whe ...

Local authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the sound, and it remains unclear whether it was linked to an industrial incident, military activity or another event.

The explosions and the boom sounds heard by the residents could be the result of “a rather significant bolide/meteor entering the atmosphere.” ...

A 'loud boom' was reported across Boston and parts of Rhode Island on Saturday, with meteorologists saying it was caused by a ...

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

A meteor explosion over Massachusetts sparked online speculation about alien cover-ups, despite NASA confirming it as a natural event. The incident quickly became a major talking point online.

When the Strawberry Moon rises above South Carolina on Monday June 29 that is the celestial signal that summer has begun. The ...