Becky Hawrusik

Jersey girl living in New England. Public Health researcher. skier. weather junkie. Bruins fan. jaded Yankees fan. my views are my own.

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

What a privilege it is to have your bed occupied by a tiny human who thinks it’s the safest place in the world.

[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

UPDATE: @NASA can confirm a fireball over New England at 2:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, 2026. The meteor was about 5 feet (1.6 meters) in diameter with a mass of 5.6 metric tons and entered Earth’s atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph.

The meteor traveled through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast for 26 miles before breaking up at an altitude of 31 miles and producing a meteorite fall into Cape Cod Bay.

Based on the latest data, the energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 230 tons of TNT, which accounts for the sonic boom.

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[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

#MeteorSighting: Eyewitnesses in New England and @NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite reported a bright fireball on Saturday, May 30, at 2:06 p.m EDT accompanied by a loud noise. The meteor appears to have fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles over northeast MA and southeast NH. The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, which accounts for the loud noise.

Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society.

[Becky Hawrusik @Beckaroo21]

@ericfisher @wbz That was a little too close for comfort

[Nick Stewart @NStewWX]

The flash density product really shows this anomalous "flash" which is pretty distinctive of a bolide/meteor reentry. east of Boston. This is the likely source of the loud boom/explosion.

[Becky Hawrusik @Beckaroo21]

@ericfisher @wbz Holy shit

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@EricJohnArt I don’t know! Maybe! It was so loud though! Are earthquakes loud like that?

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RT @sethrosen: The entire Boston area and surrounding communities felt this and so far literally no one knows what it was

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@clairernak @matt_nid If that was a salute then that was some fucking salute

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@bhoyer7 Yes. Whole house shook here in Reading MA (north of Boston)

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@ericfisher It shook the house here in Reading Ma (north of Boston)

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Pokemon goods secured!

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PASTA!🍝

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@valessondra11 Nooo! We’ve got a game! Turn it on! Lol

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@zkdculture Can never get enough of that song

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@StephenKing Stephen king speaking the truth!

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

Instead of firing Alex Cora, the Red Sox might consider firing the team.

[Becky Hawrusik @Beckaroo21]

@RedSox @MurphysLaw74 Damn

[Becky Hawrusik @Beckaroo21]

Are you freaking kidding me bruins ?