Hubble Telescope Photographs First Ever Breakup Of An AsteroidThe NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a "never before seen" break-up of an asteroid which has separated into as many as ten smaller pieces, according to NASA.By by Michael RuschBuzzFeed News ReporterPosted on March 7, 2014, 5:27 amTwitterFacebookLink A series of images shows the asteroid known as P/2013 R3 breaking apart, as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope from 2013 to 2014: Put into motion, the breakup sequence was amazing. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Video shows the complete Hubble Space Telescope observations of the asteroid over a two month period: View this video on YouTube HubbleESA / Via youtube.com