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NASA confirms exploding meteor caused the sonic boom over Boston
On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The fireball was caught on camera by several people, shook houses, and can even be seen clearly in satellite imagery, lighting up the sky. Some residents initially thought that the shaking and boom may […] Meteor caught by the GOES-19 weather satellite breaking up 40 miles above the ground. | Image: CIRA On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The fireball was caught on camera by several people , shook houses, and can even be seen clearly in satellite imagery , lighting up the sky. View this post on Instagram Some residents initially thought that the shaking and boom may have been an earthquake, but the United States Geological Survey (USGS) denied that , saying that it was a "widely felt sonic bo
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According to The Verge’s source item, NASA confirms exploding meteor caused the sonic boom over Boston, On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The fireball was caught on camera by several people, shook houses, and can even be seen clearly in satellite imagery, lighting up the sky. Some residents initially thought that the shaking and boom may […] Meteor caught by the GOES-19 weather satellite breaking up 40 miles above the ground. | Image: CIRA On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The fireball was caught on camera by several people , shook houses, and can even be seen clearly in satellite imagery , lighting up the sky. View this post on Instagram Some residents initially thought that the shaking and boom may have been an earthquake, but the United States Geological Survey (USGS) denied that , saying that it was a “widely felt sonic bo
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