NASA said the sonic boom and fireball observed over New England on May 30 were caused by a meteor breaking up on atmospheric entry. The agency estimated the object was about 1.6 m in diameter, roughly 5.6 tons in mass, and entered the atmosphere at a

2026-06-02

NASA said the sonic boom and fireball observed over New England on May 30 were caused by a meteor breaking up on atmospheric entry. The agency estimated the object was about 1.6 m in diameter, roughly 5.6 tons in mass, and entered the atmosphere at about 68,000 km/h at approximately 14:00 ET on May 30 (02:00 Beijing May 31).