Rare Sight: Hubble Telescope Sees Asteroid Falling Apart (Video, Photos)

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 07:00 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.

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