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.
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.