How do they get the brilliant sparks of red, white and blue in fireworks displays? NPR's Eric Westervelt talks with Harry Gilliam, founder of Skylighter, a supplier for pyrotechnics in Round Hill, Va.

If you want beautiful fireworks bursting in the sky, you’re going to need to mine the Earth first. Here’s the geology of the minerals that give fireworks their vibrant colours. Fireworks get their ...

This weekend the sky will be filled up with all kinds of colors from all types of different fireworks over the Louisville area for the much anticipated Thunder Over Louisville event. There will be all ...

THERE YOU GO. WELL, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY WATCHED OR PLANNED TO WATCH FIREWORKS IN THE SKIES THIS WEEK. YEAH, METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY BREAKS DOWN THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE DISPLAYS THAT ...

(NEXSTAR) — With July 4, and summer in general, upon us, it’s likely that you’re taking in a fireworks show or two. But have you ever wondered what makes the fireworks glow red, blue and nearly every ...

The Fourth of July holiday marks the arrival of some of the hottest summer days that start to peak for the middle of the season. As the annual celebration of our nation approaches, skies for many ...

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Ladies and gentlemen, light your fuses. (SOUNDBITE OF FIREWORKS) WESTERVELT: Fire in the hole. Tonight, as you oooh and awe to brilliant reds and whites and blues bursting in air, you might wonder ...

With 4th of July being tomorrow the sky will be filled up with all kinds of colors from all types of different fireworks over the entire area as we celebrate Independence Day in the USA. There will be ...