A meteor exploded over New York this week, and people actually felt the shockwave

[Mike Wehner]

• A meteor entered the atmosphere over central New York state this week, causing a boom and shaking windows.
• The object didn't cause any damage, but it did scare some of the residents in the area.
• The rock was likely completely destroyed during its trip through the atmosphere.

2020 has been a rough year for pretty much the entire world. Lots of people have joked that they wish a giant meteor would just slam into Earth and "get it over with," but folks in central New York recently got a little closer to that apocalyptic scenario as they probably would have wished.

On Wednesday of this week, a space rock speeding through the solar system lined up perfectly with Earth, slamming into our planet's atmosphere and caused a large boom. According to Syracuse.com, the rock sent a shockwave that was felt for miles, causing windows to shake and even tripping earthquake detectors in the area.

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