Meteor over Massachusetts prompts reports of booms across US and Canada
Key takeaways
- This satellite image taken on 30 May 2026 shows a meteor exploding in the atmosphere over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA meteor over Massachusetts during the weekend ultimately prompted reports of booms and sightings across New England into Canada.
- The American Meteor Society said that the meteor in question was about 3ft (1 meter) wide as it entered the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston.
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This satellite image taken on 30 May 2026 shows a meteor exploding in the atmosphere over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire. Photograph: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NOAA/NESDIS)/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen. This satellite image taken on 30 May 2026 shows a meteor exploding in the atmosphere over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire. Photograph: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NOAA/NESDIS)/AFP/Getty ImagesMeteorsMeteor over Massachusetts prompts reports of booms across US and CanadaPeople from Delaware to Montreal reported either hearing loud booms or seeing the fireball in the sky over weekend
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA meteor over Massachusetts during the weekend ultimately prompted reports of booms and sightings across New England into Canada.
The American Meteor Society said that the meteor in question was about 3ft (1 meter) wide as it entered the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston.