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

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

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

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

Meteor was travelling at 75,000 miles per hour (more than 120,000 km/h) at an altitude of 40 miles when it broke apart ...

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

When a meteor exploded over Cape Cod it was estimated to be the equivalent of about 300 tons of TNT. See satellite video ...

Reports of an explosion from people across New England Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to ...

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

A thunderous boom was heard from Rhode Island to New Hampshire after NASA confirmed a meteor exploded over Cape Cod Bay.

Footage shows a dog being spooked by the sound and jumping up off a couch.