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Meteor explodes over United States, triggering sonic boom
On May 31, 2026, a 3-foot wide natural meteor traveling at 75,000 miles per hour exploded 40 miles above the northeastern U.S. near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border, releasing energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT. The explosion caused double sonic booms that shook buildings across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and parts of New Hampshire; NASA confirmed the object was unrelated to active meteor showers, space debris, or satellite re-entry.
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10 tagsmeteor explosionsonic boomfireballatmospheric entry300 tons TNT equivalentmeteor showerspace debrissatellite re-entrybuilding shakingnortheastern United States
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Meteor explodes over United States, triggering sonic boom
May 31, 2026, 8:00 PM
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