360What happened in 2022?
13 moments from 2022 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 15 November 2022
The world's population reaches eight billion
The United Nations marked 15 November 2022 as the day the world's population reached eight billion people. It had grown from seven billion in about 11 years, thanks to longer lives, better health care and lower child mortality. Growth is now slowing, and the UN expects the population to peak at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.
- On this day · 12 July 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope's first images are revealed
On 12 July 2022, NASA released the first full-colour images from the James Webb Space Telescope, including the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the distant universe yet. Thousands of galaxies, some of whose light set out more than 13 billion years ago, filled a patch of sky the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length.
- On this day · 22 November 2022
Saudi Arabia beats Argentina at the World Cup
On 22 November 2022, Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2–1 at the FIFA World Cup, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history. After Argentina led at half-time, Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari scored early in the second half. Argentina went on to win the tournament.
- 22 November 2022 · from Saudi Arabia is confirmed as host of the 2034 World Cup
Saudi Arabia beats Argentina
- 2022 · from Riyadh wins the right to host Expo 2030
Riyadh's candidacy submitted
- 2022 · from Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni fly to the space station
The Saudi human spaceflight programme is announced
- January 2022 · from The James Webb Space Telescope is launched
It reaches its orbit
- 12 July 2022 · from The James Webb Space Telescope is launched
The first images are released
- 2022 · from The 2020s so far: the pandemic, AI and Riyadh's global stage
First Founding Day; ChatGPT released
- May 2022 · from Astronomers reveal the first picture of a black hole
The Milky Way's black hole is imaged
- 2022 · from Scientists complete the Human Genome Project
The final gaps are filled
- 27 January 2022 · from Imam Muhammad bin Saud founds the First Saudi State
Royal order establishes Founding Day
- 22 February 2022 · from Imam Muhammad bin Saud founds the First Saudi State
First Founding Day celebrated