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A brilliant field of red, white, and blue stars sparkles across a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, resembling a sparkler glowing against the night sky.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Or can we light a sparkler and genuinely enjoy a rare moment of earned self-congratulation this weekend?

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026

The second image is a closer-up angle, showing a person wearing a crash helmet and holding a bottle with a lit sparkler, sitting on the shoulders of another person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

Aged 3-4 years on the lees, this opulent sparkler from a venerable Champagne house comes in an elegant flagon-shaped bottle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

At the top of the highest spire, the last few flickers of a safety sparkler were sputtering out.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

About 13,000 people were injured by fireworks last year and an estimated 1,300 emergency room treated injuries involved sparklers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Initial findings from the investigation suggest the fire at Le Constellation bar began as sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited soundproof foam that lined the ceiling of the bar's basement, which was packed with people.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Outside of major cities, rural communities still light sparklers and screeching "missile" fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which falls next week.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

Befitting the name, the drink arrives in a frozen pineapple crowned with sparklers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Finally, the whole glittering thing was finished, some parts of it newly sprung to life, the first few lines already starting to fade as the sparklers exhausted themselves.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld