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 ...
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 ...
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 ...