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Any word on what that explosion was?

Edit: Bluesky nerds seem to think it was a meteor, there is some cool looking satellite image of a flash around the time

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[-] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Saw your post then came across this....

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/space/loud-boom-near-boston-may-have-been-an-exploding-meteor-bolide-fireball

this post was submitted on 30 May 2026

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