NASA Confirms Meteor Explosion Causes Sonic Boom Over Boston
On Saturday, a meteor traveling at approximately 75,000 miles per hour exploded over the northeastern United States, creating a sonic boom that was heard across the region. The event occurred north of Cape Cod Bay and was captured on camera by several witnesses. Initially mistaken for an earthquake, the United States Geological Survey clarified that the noise was a sonic boom from a suspected bolide. NASA confirmed that the meteor fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles over northeast Massachusetts and southeast New Hampshire, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT. This explosion was not linked to any active meteor shower and was identified as a natural object, not space debris. 
