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Power of fireball explosion over the US reaches 300 tons of TNT — NASA

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A NASA official informed TASS that a fireball traveling at approximately 120,000 km per hour broke up over Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The official stated the event released energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT and confirmed the object was natural rather than space debris.

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What happened

The fireball causing the loud boom in the State of Massachusetts in the United States broke up at a speed above 120,000 km per hour, a NASA official told TASS.

Why it matters

"Current available information puts the fireball's speed at roughly 75,000 mph [120,700 km/h - TASS], and it appears to have fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles [64.3 km - TASS] above extreme northeast Massachusetts/southeast New Hampshire," the NASA…

Common ground

"The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, which accounts for the loud booms," the official noted.

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A NASA official informed TASS that a fireball traveling at approximately 120,000 km per hour broke up over Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The official stated the event released energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT and confirmed the object was natural rather than space debris.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “it appears to have fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles above extreme northeast Massachusetts/southeast New Hampshire”
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The fragmentation altitude of 40 miles over northeast Massachusetts/southeast New Hampshire is confirmed by Nbcwashington, TASS, and Google News/NOAA reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hampshire County is a historical and judicial county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 162,308. Its most populous municipality is Amherst (due to se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampshire_County,_Massachusett…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Hampshire ( HAMP-shər) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States Numbered Highway running 277.90 miles (447.24 km) from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–United States border near Third Connecticut…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_3
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Claim 2: “This fireball "was a natural object and not a re-entry of space debris or a satellite"”
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Multiple sources, including Nbcwashington and other news reports citing NASA, confirm the object was a natural meteor and not space debris or a satellite.
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web search NEUTRAL — It was also not space debris or a satellite falling back to Earth.NASA clarified that the fireball was a natural object. That distinction matters. Space debris usually travels on a different path and …
https://www.ottawanewsline.com/technology/meteor-fireball-ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Federal Aviation Administration says a fireball that streaked across the Texas sky was a natural phenomenon — not space junk from colliding satellites.Claudette Hutchinson said the fireball was, "…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/local/its-not-a-bird-not-a-pla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meteor Not Linked To Satellite Or Space Debris. NASA clarified that the object was a natural meteor and not a satellite re-entry or piece of space debris.
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/watch-meteor-traveling-a…
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Claim 3: “The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT”
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The energy release of approximately 300 tons of TNT is reported by multiple independent sources, including NASA citations in web search results and TASS.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ASL Airlines Belgium, (ASLB) formerly TNT Airways, is a Belgian cargo airline operating chartered flights mainly to European destinations. It has its head office and hub on the grounds of Liège Airpo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chrysler 300 (Chrysler 300 Sport Series) is a full-size automobile produced by Chrysler from 1962 until 1971. It was a continuation of the earlier Chrysler 300 letter series. Chrysler decided to c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 300 is a 2006 epic historical fantasy action film directed by Zack Snyder, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon. It is based on the 1998 Dark Horse Comics limited serie…
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Claim 4: “Current available information puts the fireball's speed at roughly 75,000 mph”
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The speed of roughly 75,000 mph is reported by Nbcwashington and TASS independently.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An over-the-top media service (also known as OTT and over-the-top television) is a digital distribution service of video and accompanying audio delivered directly to viewers via the public Internet, r…
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Claim 5: “The fireball causing the loud boom in the State of Massachusetts in the United States broke up at a speed above 120,000 km per hour”
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Multiple independent web sources report the meteor disintegrated at a speed of 120,000 km/h. TASS specifically provides the conversion from 75,000 mph to 120,700 km/h.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cambridge ( KAYM-brij) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area directly across the Charles River from Boston. The city's popu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Massachusetts ( MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -⁠zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts
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