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"textContent": "A meteor traveling about 120 700 km/h (75 000 mph) fragmented high above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 18:06 UTC (14:06 EDT) on May 30, 2026, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT and producing a loud boom reported across New England, according to NASA.\n\nSource",
"title": "Daylight meteor airburst releases energy equal to about 300 tons of TNT over New England"
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