Rare Sight: Hubble Telescope Sees Asteroid Falling Apart (Video, Photos)
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 13:00
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have seen comets break apart as they near the sun, but they'd never witnessed anything similar in an asteroid in the main belt — until now. Hubble images show that the asteroid, known as P/2013 R3, has fragmented into 10 pieces.