12 times scientists penetrated the secrets of asteroids in 2023

Amidst all the wonders of our solar system — and as we know now, other solar systems — it may be all too easy to overlook the asteroids. But each asteroid is a whole world unto itself. And because there are more than a million known asteroids, our universe’s wonders and mysteries exist in great abundance.

Indeed, asteroids brought some of this year’s most fascinating astronomy stories….