Real events · Fireball · 30 May 2026
Fireball: Massachusetts Bay, USA
Satellite view of the area · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
On 30 May 2026 at 18:06 UTC, US government sensors recorded a bright fireball. Location: Massachusetts Bay, USA.
1.10 ktImpact energy
32.0 kmBurst altitude
~2.7 mEstimated size
Key facts
- Time
- 30 May 2026, 18:06 UTC
- Impact energy
- 1.10 kt
- Radiated energy
- 42.1 × 10¹⁰ J
- Burst altitude
- 32.0 km
- Estimated size
- ~2.7 m
- Coordinates
- 42.00, -70.50
- Source
- NASA/JPL CNEOS
What the simulator shows
NASA puts the impact energy at 1.1 kilotons of TNT. A stony body about 2.7 m across at 17.0 km/s carries that energy, and that is the scenario the simulator loads. The object exploded 32.0 km above the surface.
| Town | Distance | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 61 km | 653,833 |
| South Boston | 59 km | 571,281 |
| Worcester | 111 km | 206,518 |
| Providence | 78 km | 190,934 |
| Lowell | 97 km | 110,699 |
| Cambridge | 65 km | 110,402 |
| Manchester | 136 km | 110,229 |
| New Bedford | 54 km | 101,079 |
This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.
Open in the simulatorSources
- Official data: NASA/JPL CNEOS
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org
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