Residents reported a sharp boom and shaking homes after a meteor fragmented high over New England, NASA said.

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

What Was That Boom? Meteor Over Massachusetts Triggers Explosion Reports Across Northeast ...

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

A meteor exploded just off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom, Saturday. Meteorologists have said a loud blast was likely a meteor.

A loud boom was heard across Southern New England Saturday afternoon.

It sounded like an explosion. For some, it felt like one. Just after 2 p.m. on May 30, residents across Massachusetts—and ...

Attleboro area police departments and regional public safety dispatch centers fielded numerous calls from worried and curious ...

Reports of an explosion from people across New England Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and ...

A significant flash was detected by the GOES-19 weather satellite around the time of the reports.

Adam Lark, a physics professor at Hamilton College and director of the Peters Observatory, said it was a meteor exploding in ...

The unsettling boom, rumble and shaking heard and felt across Greater Boston Saturday afternoon may have come from a meteor, according to meteorologist Danielle Noyes. Now it's up to NASA to confirm ...