The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

German Boy Struck by Meteorite

By kuky at Fri, 06/12/2009 - 5:30pm

A German boy is the first person in over 50 years to get struck by a meteorite and live to tell the story. Wired.com reports the boy was walking home from school when the meteorite hit his hand, leaving a 3-inch scar. The meteorite then crashed to the ground, creating a foot-wide crater. It should be noted that the meteorite was only pea-sized.

See more on Wired.com

meteorite

Submitted by ebfaulkner6a
on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 7:01pm

If he's smart he will get enough out of this to pay for college plus !