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🧑‍🚀 Prada and Axiom Space unveiled the spacesuits for NASA’s crewed return to the Moon. The suits carry a wide range of high-tech features, including a white outer material that protects astronauts from extreme temperatures, and specially engineered boots allowing astronauts to spacewalk for at least eight hours/day. They’re intended for NASA’s Artemis III mission, currently scheduled for the second half of 2026, which plans to put the first human on the Moon since 1972.

🇯🇴 A hidden tomb was discovered underneath the ruins of Petra. Located in modern-day Jordan, Petra is an ancient city carved 2,000 years ago from the walls of a desert canyon. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Archaeologists recently uncovered a tomb beneath the Treasury – a landmark seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – containing 12 full skeletons, the most ever found at Petra.

🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi is getting its own version of the Las Vegas Sphere. On Tuesday, Sphere Entertainment Co. and Abu Dhabi tourism officials announced plans to build the world's second Sphere in the UAE’s capital city, though details about its exact location and timing weren’t disclosed. The move comes as Abu Dhabi is attempting to boost tourism and differentiate itself from neighboring Dubai.