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

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

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

The fireball was detected on Saturday, May 30 ...

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.

People reported seeing the glowing space rock or hearing or feeling its breakup from Delaware to Montreal. Experts estimate that it was about three feet wide and traveling at 75,000 miles per hour whe ...

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

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

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 ...

At about 6:30pm last night, a meteor exploded with a bright flash that was widely seen across eastern Australia. Stunned onlookers from Sydney to Canberra, and beyond, reported seeing the explosion ...

Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but ...