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A daytime meteor exploded over the Northeast on May 30, releasing energy about 300 tons of TNT. NASA confirmed the event using eyewitness reports and GOES-19 satellite imagery, noting the bolide likely fragmented at ~40 miles altitude; meteorites reportedly fell into Cape Cod Bay, with no land recoveries.
NASA says the Massachusetts meteorite that caused a sonic boom likely landed in Cape Cod Bay after a skyfall, with the 5-foot-diameter rock weighing about 5.6 metric tons traveling roughly 42,000 mph. Radar tracked debris to a field in Cape Cod Bay northeast of Sandwich harbor, and fragments could lie on the ocean floor at depths of about 70–100 feet; magnet-recovery attempts may find pieces, though finding them in the water is unlikely.
A confirmed bolide meteor about three feet wide streaked across New England on Saturday, traveling roughly 75,000 mph and creating a loud sonic boom before likely splashing into Cape Cod Bay. NASA and the American Meteor Society used satellite and radar data to triangulate its trajectory and origin.
Between 60 to 70 North Atlantic right whales, including a mother and calf, were spotted feeding in Cape Cod Bay on Friday, accounting for about one-fifth of the world's population of the endangered species. The Massachusetts Environmental Police sent out patrol vessels to protect the whales from boat traffic. The New England coast is one of the North Atlantic right whale's two critical habitats. Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the greatest threats to the animal, killing at least nine right whales since 2017.
Between 60 to 70 North Atlantic right whales, including a mother and calf, were spotted feeding in Cape Cod Bay on Friday, making up about one-fifth of the world's entire population of the endangered species. The New England coast is one of the North Atlantic right whale's two critical habitats designated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries. Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the greatest threats to the animal, killing at least nine right whales since 2017.