A meteor streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT on Saturday, according to NASA.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts on May 30, and video and audio clips shared online captured the fireball and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A satellite image shows a blast over Massachusetts Bay at around 2 p.m. Saturday. Meteorologists said it was likely an exploding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Lightning Mapper detected an exploding meteor over eastern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satellite imagery captured the moment a meteor exploded above New England on Saturday, May 30. Footage released by the Cooperative ...

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 ...

While they are already glittering across the evening sky, the most popular meteor shower is about to reach its peak, with a chance of large fireballs exploding against the black backdrop of night. The ...

The USGS noted the event was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide," referring to a meteor that explodes in the atmosphere.