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A fireball reached 75,000 miles per hour before breaking up miles above New England, NASA said, causing a boom that alarmed residents. The incident followed a similar event in South Carolina.
Reports of an explosion from people across New England on Saturday (May 30) afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
A meteor hurtling toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, local time, NASA said.
People in Massachusetts and New Hampshire reported seeing a meteor Thursday night. Featured Trump News Iran War Coverage 2026 N