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NASA: Exploding meteor had same energy as 30 tons of TNT

NASA is weighing in on the New Year’s Day boom heard across the Pittsburgh region. Researchers confirmed an exploding meteor was the “likely culprit” and estimated the size of the object at about ...
WFTV

Exploding meteor rocked Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day, NASA confirms

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — An exploding meteor that rattled the greater Pittsburgh area on New Year’s Day expelled energy commensurate with roughly 30 tons of TNT, NASA has confirmed. The explosion, which some ...
Newsweek

Exploding Meteor That Rattled Pittsburgh Released Energy Equivalent to 30 Tons of TNT

Officials said the meteor that exploded over Pittsburgh on News Year's Day released enough energy equivalent to 30 tons (27,216 kilograms) of TNT. People in the suburbs of Pittsburgh reported hearing ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Boom Heard in Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day Was Likely an Exploding Meteor

Exploding meteors, also called airbursts, happen with a chunk of space rock smashes into Earth's dense atmosphere. National Weather Service A loud boom reverberated over suburban Pittsburgh on New ...
The York Dispatch

Exploding New Year's Day meteor released the equivalent of 30 tons of TNT over Pennsylvania

Scientists have released a size and mass estimate of an exploding meteor believed to have caused a loud boom and shaking of the ground across portions of suburban Pittsburgh on New Year's Day. NASA's ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Exploding meteor shook Pittsburgh area on New Year’s Day; NASA says blast equaled 30 tons of TNT

Scientists have released a size and mass estimate of an exploding meteor believed to have caused a loud boom and shaking of the ground across portions of suburban Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day. NASA’s ...