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

Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated.

Loud Boom From Exploding Meteor Heard in Rhode Island

A loud boom which was heard across New England on Saturday, May 30, was later confirmed to have been caused by a meteor ...