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Mysterious forces destroy asteroid as amazed scientists watch

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Hubble has captured the destruction of a 200,000-ton asteroid in the asteroid belt for “the first time ever.” It slowly broke apart for unknown reasons, scientists say. University of California at Los Angeles’ David Jewitt, says that “this [was] a rock, and seeing it fall apart before our eyes is pretty amazing.”

https://gizmodo.com/this-mysterious-asteroid-breakup-has-scientists-scratch-1537798237

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