A fiery object disintegrated as it fell off the Boston coast, causing sonic booms heard across Massachusetts and reports of sightings along the Northeast.

NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A meteor exploded high above New England on May 30, producing a sonic boom that was heard across parts of Massachusetts, New ...

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide".

An extremely rare "daytime fireball" meteor was recently spotted streaking across sunny blue skies over the eastern U.S. after a fridge-size space rock exploded and triggered a powerful sonic boom.

For a few seconds on Saturday afternoon, people across the northeastern U.S. heard a loud explosion and felt buildings shake. It turned out that massive boom was not an earthquake. According to NASA, ...

According to Nasa, the meteor released the equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT when it broke up.

A series of videos showing fireballs lighting up skies, meteor explosions, and rattling sonic booms are capturing attention across the U.S. Some witnesses have been left wondering if there's an ...

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.

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 streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT on Saturday, according to NASA.

The New England event came just days after a bright meteor was reported over Western New York during the early morning hours of May 27.