* Astronomy

It came from outer space - and nearly hit three Caister teenagers.

Friends Christian Baker, Liam Luxton and Jason Hewitt, all 14, were on Caister beach at about 6.30pm on Monday when they saw a rock falling from the sky.

"It fell quite close to us and it was going at a high speed. When we picked it up it was too hot to hold for very long." - Christian Baker, a Caister High School pupil.

He described the rock, now thought to be a meteorite as about the size of his palm.

"It is coloured orange and black. I am definitely going to keep it - it is really cool."

The meteorite now has pride of place in Christian's home, and the family are planning to see if anyone can positively identify it.
In August 2004 Lowestoft woman Pauline Aguss, 76, was left with a gash on the arm after being hit by a meteorite.
On average one meteorite falls every week to earth and the last significant find in the UK was in 1991 in Peterborough.

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