Click Here to Read: The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2020: From the rapid development of vaccines for Covid-19 to the stunning collection of an asteroid sample, these were the biggest science moments of the year By Joe Spring , Rachael Lallensack on the Smithsonian website on December 31, 2021. 
Army Spc. Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando). ImAge: U.S. Secretary of Defense.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.