While the meteor exploded in a fiery spectacle, no sonic boom was heard. Here's what to know.

The fireball was visible across portions of New England and quickly became a topic of discussion online, particularly among people in and around Boston. Many residents initially struggled to identify ...

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An American city was left stunned after a meteor exploded in a fireball this week, causing a sonic boom which could be heard more than 200 miles away. The incident was caused by a small 6ft asteroid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese scientists have discovered that the ultimate way to deflect a doomsday asteroid is detonating a nuclear warhead deep ...

A Massachusetts resident described feeling her apartment shake after a meteor exploded high above New England, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, according to NASA. A blood moon, a ...

A rare daytime fireball broke the quiet afternoon over New England when a 5-foot-wide meteor violently recently exploded in the sky. The high-altitude blast generated a powerful sonic boom that shook ...

NBC Boston meteorologist Pamela Gardner says it was likely a meteorite entering and exploding in our atmosphere. “There’s a satellite lighting detection around Boston -but no lightning! No earthquakes ...

Asteroid flies near the earth orbit. Meteorite approaching Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear ...