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.

The meteorite​ that caused a sonic boom heard throughout Massachusetts on Saturday ​landed "right in the middle of Cape Cod Bay," NASA researchers​ say.

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

A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom that could be heard throughout the state Saturday afternoon, according to WBZ-TV chief meteorologist Eric Fisher. NASA said the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a three-foot meteor fell through Earth’s atmosphere and was heard across New England yesterday, many people are wondering ...

A meteor that boomed across the skies of southern New England on May 30 may have left pieces of itself resting on the floor of Cape Cod Bay. According to NASA's Astromaterials Research and Exploration ...

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This is a special edition of the Boston Globe Weather Mailbag, as we take a closer look at what happened Saturday afternoon when a confirmed meteor blazed through the atmosphere before splashing into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A meteor that caused loud booms when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times larger than ...