Astronomers have watched baffled as a mysterious force breaks up an asteroid in deep space.
Asteroid P/2013 R3, which is located in the Solar System's main asteroid belt, broke up between 29 October 2013 and 14 January 2014.
The images of the collapse were captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, and look just like a comet when it breaks up on approach to the Sun.
The strange thing is that in this case there is no apparent reason why the asteroid has broken up.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/07/asteroid-breaks-up_n_4917186.html
http://www.space.com/24967-rare-asteroid-breakup-hubble-telescope-photos.html
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