NASA has now confirmed that the unknown explosion heard Saturday afternoon over Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other parts of the Northeastern United States, was indeed caused by the entry and burn up of a meteor, which broke up at an altitude of 40 miles over Northeastern Massachusetts.

— OSINTdefender [UNOFFICIAL] (@sentdefender-mirr.selfhosted.social) 2026-05-31T04:14:54.000Z

According to NASA, the energy released at breakup is estimated to have been equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.

— OSINTdefender [UNOFFICIAL] (@sentdefender-mirr.selfhosted.social) 2026-05-31T04:14:54.000Z

🌠 BOOM! Bright meteor over Boston today — flash caught by NOAA GOES lightning sensor, boom recorded by Raspberry Shake!GOES shows stunning white-blue flash w/ purple halo over New England. Waveform from AM.R199D spikes at ~18:11 UTC.#Meteor #Boston

— Radio&Nukes (@radioandnukes.com) 2026-05-30T19:15:24.682Z

Wait for it! Another angle of the meteor passing through the atmosphere just east of Boston on Saturday afternoon. #mawx #boston #meteor @bostonglobe.com

— Ken Mahan (@weatherken.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T19:42:02.498Z

That big boom heard around Boston was like a meteor:

— WBUR (@wbur.org) 2026-05-30T19:49:13.640Z

Meteor explodes off Massachusetts coast, causing loud boom, meteorologist confirms

— WBZ News (@wbztv.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T19:18:05.243Z

Here’s a side-by-side comparison of Trump’s April 2025 physical (first pic) with his physical this week (second pic). Page one:

— Roger Sollenberger (@sollenbergerrc.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T15:17:44.971Z

get the fuck out of hereExamination was normal, except for scarring of the right ear consistent with prior gunshot injury.Examination of the dorsal hands revealed ecchymosis (bruising), consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking

— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T03:30:03.025Z

A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million—one of the largest ever recorded. http://www.wired.com/story/millio…

— WIRED (@wired.com) 2026-05-30T09:04:50.796Z

Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.

— WIRED (@wired.com) 2026-05-30T18:40:00.713Z