Top 5 things you need to know about the 'meteor Boston' fireball that lit up the sky last night
- A brilliant fireball, officially logged as the 'meteor Boston' event, streaked across New England skies around 11:30 PM, creating a sonic boom that rattled homes from Worcester to the Cape.
- The meteor was likely a tiny asteroid fragment, about the size of a basketball, traveling at an estimated 33,000 miles per hour before burning up 20 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.
- Residents flooded 911 lines and social media with reports of a deafening explosion and a flash turning night into day, with some claiming their windows shook for several seconds.
- NASA’s Meteor Watch team confirmed the trajectory, noting no debris made it to the ground, but the shockwave was powerful enough to be detected by U.S. government sensors.
- Experts say this 'meteor Boston' is a stark reminder that the city is overdue for a smaller impact event, urging people to report any strange rocks they find to the American Meteor Society.