On Nov. 30, 1954, Ann Hodges was napping on the couch in the living room of her Sylacauga, Alabama, home. At 2:46 p.m., an 8.5-pound (3.85 kilograms) rock crashed through her roof, bounced off a console radio, and hit her hip, leaving a large bruise. The rock – which was at first turned over to Continue reading "Nov. 30, 1954: The first known human injury via a meteorite" The post Nov. 30, 1954: The first known human injury via a meteorite appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .