A meteor that exploded off the coast of Massachusetts set off a loud boom equivalent to 300 tons of TNT, NASA said.

The American Meteor Society says a 3-foot meteor caused the boom heard across Massachusetts and parts of the Northeast Saturday.

NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

The United States Geological Survey has confirmed that the mysterious noise heard across Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, ...

Earthquake? Explosion? Sonic boom? Meteor? People want to know, what was that loud noise heard across Massachusetts?

Officials with the American Meteor Society and NASA say a double boom heard in multiple states Saturday afternoon was a ...

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

Reports of a loud explosion-like sound and possible “sonic boom” sparked panic among residents, with many initially fearing an earthquake.