NASA confirms cause of mysterious boom heard across the Northeastern U.S. on May 30
NASA and NOAA data helped scientists quickly solve the mystery behind a powerful boom heard across the northeastern U.S. on May 30.
The culprit was a meteor that exploded high above the Boston region, creating a shockwave heard across multiple states.
Radar data suggests meteorites may have survived the blast and fallen into Cape Cod Bay, turning a brief atmospheric event into a potentially recoverable meteorite fall.
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