Abu dhabi: A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT.
According to Emirates News Agency, the fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06 pm (1806 GMT), NASA's Deputy News Chief Jennifer Dooren detailed in a statement. She clarified that the event was not linked to any active meteor shower and was a natural object, not related to space debris or satellite re-entry.
The meteor was traveling at a speed of 75,000 mph (more than 120,000 kph) at an altitude of 40 miles when it disintegrated, Dooren added.