A meteor exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, unleashing a TNT-equivalent blast of 300 tons that rattled the region with loud booms.
The boom was so powerful that it left windows rattling, buildings shaking and leaving people in panic across Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
NASA officials have confirmed that the meteor was natural material, not a satellite or space debris, and that it entered the atmosphere at 2:06 pm (local time).
Several people across the Northeastern US reported seeing a fireball around 2 pm on Saturday. The meteor probably entered the atmosphere over the South Shore near Boston, NASA said.
The energy released from the meteor, travelling at 120,000 kph (75,000 mph), was estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT after it fragmented around 60 kilometers above the ground.
