{"id":650,"date":"2026-06-04T04:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:15:23","slug":"nasa-says-the-elephant-sized-meteor-that-landed-on-new-england-is-totally-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"NASA says the elephant-sized meteor that landed on New England is totally normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u201cDid anyone else hear that boom?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone feel that?\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA let people know over the weekend that the cause of the commotion was a meteor, but on Monday they revealed even more stunning details.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=648\">The two most powerful conferences in college sports just pulled the rug on Congress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fireball was as heavy as an elephant and 5 feet (1.52 meter) wide and was going 42,000 mph (67,592.5 kph) when it entered Earth\u2019s atmosphere. It broke up miles above New England on Saturday and the energy released was equivalent to about 230 tons of TNT, the agency estimated, accounting for the booms.<\/p>\n<p>NASA revealed the jaw-dropping details in a social media post Monday along with other statistics.<\/p>\n<p>The meteor was made up of natural material \u2014 not a satellite or space debris \u2014 and traveled through the atmosphere for about 26 miles (41.8 kilometers), according to NASA, before falling into Cape Cod Bay, which sits along southeastern Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The agency was quick to point out that meteors are very common, but typically don\u2019t have as big of an audience as this one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey often occur over the ocean or unpopulated areas with no witnesses, or during the daytime, making them difficult to spot,\u201d according to NASA.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=646\">An Iowa farm has been in his family for a century. He just beat Trump\u2019s pick by running against pesticides and big ag<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The event prompted widespread speculation initially.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rattling boom had some people in Massachusetts and Rhode Island thinking there had been an earthquake or that a tree had fallen. Others posted that their dogs were freaking out. At least one person posed the possibility of aliens.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A man in Peabody, Massachusetts, posted that it had been a windy day, so he thought a large tree had hit his house. When he came outside, he said, he found most of his neighbors in the street asking the same questions.<\/p>\n<p>Several people filed reports with the U.S. Geological Survey, registering the shaking they felt with the National Earthquake Information Center, Steve Sobie, an agency spokesman, confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The agency opened an event page, based on the number of \u201cDid you feel it?\u201d reports it received on its website. 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