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Meteor Exploded Over New England in a High‑Altitude Airburst

A NASA analysis shows a roughly 5‑foot meteoroid broke apart in the upper atmosphere, underscoring limits to early detection of small space rocks.

Daytime Bolide Explodes Over Massachusetts Producing Loud Sonic Booms