The meteor's explosion highlights how small space rocks frequently enter Earth's atmosphere, often unnoticed until they become bright fireballs.

Reports conflict over whether it was a single meteor or a meteor shower that struck over Chelyabinsk region ...

What Was That Massive Boom Across New England? NASA Says It Was a Meteor Explosion Equal to 300 Tons of TNT ...

A meteor that caused a loud boom when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times larger than most meteorites, according to NASA.

A meteor only a few feet across exploded high above the northeastern United States in late May, generating a powerful sonic boom that startled residents across multiple states. According to an ...

It sounded like an explosion. For some, it felt like one. Just after 2 p.m. on May 30, residents across Massachusetts—and well beyond—were jolted by a sudden, thunderous boom that rattled homes and ...

There have been recent near misses – an explosion over Russia, a mysterious crater in Nicaragua. But what would we do in the event of an actual meteor strike? Tom Lamont finds out ...

A meteor caused houses to shake after it exploded and caused a sonic boom, releasing energy equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT. The space rock was travelling through Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of ...

Around 7:15 am on June 30 in 1908, during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, an object from space entered Earth's atmosphere over ...

A meteor streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of ...

May 30 (UPI) --A meteor exploded just off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom, Saturday afternoon. Locals reported on social media that they heard a loud blast at about 2 p.m. EDT, and ...