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NASA confirms cause of mysterious boom heard across the Northeastern U.S. on May 30

Jun 1, 2026
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. Read full article on Starlust: https://starlust.org/like-300-tons-of-tnt-meteor-explosion-over-u-s-rattles-residents/ Representative footage courtesy of Getty Images / Pexels / Pixabay.

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