Invasion of space in 2018. The Arabs are present

The invasion of space has accelerated in 2018. This year has been rich in space discoveries and successes that have stunned humanity at a time when several countries, including Arab countries , were on the starting line for the first time.

Last 2018 space mission, the descent of the probe "Insight" on Mars, November 27, first mission of two years, to study the depths of the red planet, after a 6-month trip, which has traveled 548 million kilometers .

The probe, launched in California in the United States in May, was able to send images of Mars and record "Mars Voices" in the first case of the Red Planet's invasion.

United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arab Emirates

On October 29, the UAE launched the first-ever Khalifa Sat satellite from Japan, including training by a team from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center.

Khalifa Sat will provide high quality satellite imagery that will enable the UAE to offer competitive services in this sector globally.

A month later, Saudi Arabia launched two artificial satellites aboard a Chinese rocket from the Jiuquan base, providing government agencies with high-resolution satellite imagery.

The two satellites will be managed and operated from an advanced checkpoint located in Riyadh at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), and satellite images will be used in various areas of national development.

Frozen planet

On November 15, scientists found a frozen planet about six light years from our planet and thought that it could be inhabited with pockets of liquid water.

The rocky planet, called Barnard B, exceeds by more than three times the surface of the Earth, gravitating around a star among the dwarfest red stars and closer to the sun.

On August 17, scientists from the US Space Agency discovered a gas planet whose temperature was so high that it was in full swing for iron and titanium.

On October 4, astronomers discovered what would be the first moon on the outside of our solar system, gravitating around a planet in a solar system located about 8000 light-years away.

On July 17, a team of astronomers announced the discovery of dozens of new satellites in orbit around the giant planet Jupiter, bringing to 79 the number of satellites of Jupiter, surpbading that of Saturn, which revolves around 61 satellites.

Long trip

On October 20, a Euro-Japanese spacecraft embarked on a "tricky" seven-year journey to Mercury, the smallest solar system and the closest to the sun.

According to the Japanese space exploration agency, the vehicle will fly Venus twice, then cross Mercury 6 times before entering into orbit around December 2025.

On the last day of the same month, the US Space Agency announced that its space probe, "Parker Solar", had reached the nearest point of the sun to record a record.