Mark your calendars. 🌌🪐 On February 28, 2026, the evening sky will host a striking planetary alignment. Six worlds — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will stretch across the same curve of sky in a rare celestial gathering. Shortly after sunset, turn your gaze toward the western horizon. The brighter planets will stand out like unwavering stars, while binoculars can help you spot the more distant outer planets completing the lineup. It won’t form a perfectly straight line

On February 1, 2003, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry, just 16 minutes before landing. The hidden damage from launch — a small hole in the left wing caused by falling foam — turned deadly as superheated air entered at over 1,650°C, ripping the shuttle apart over Texas skies. Among the seven astronauts who perished was Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin in space, whose legacy continues to inspire millions. This video explains the step-by-step events of that

On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia began its descent back to earth. As the shuttle raced over the Pacific towards the United States, the shuttle broke apart while reentering the Earth's atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana. | The Times of India