NASA marks America’s 250th birthday with ‘cosmic fireworks’ gallery By Talker News Jul 6, 2026 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (NASA/Hubble via SWNS) By Dean MurrayNASA commemorated America's 250th birthday with a "fireworks display" - featuring the colors of the cosmos. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 DA246 286?4J 92D 4FC2E65 `b :>286D[ C2?8:?8 7C@> `hh_ E@ a_ad[ 4@?E2:?:?8 52E2 E2<6? 3J E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_c^ac^DEF??:?8\4@D>:4\H@?56CD\>2C<\9F33=6\DA246\E6=6D4@A6D\beE9\3:CE952J^QmwF33=6 $A246 %6=6D4@A6k^2m @? E96 u@FCE9 @7 yF=J]k^Am (NASA/ESA/GSFC/A. Simon via SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96J C2?86 7C@> 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ae^_b^ae^DA246\D4:6?E:DED\F?G6:=\DA64E24F=2C=J\56E2:=65\=@@<\2E\D2EFC?^Qm4C:DA G:6H @7 $2EFC?k^2m[ H96? E96 A=2?6E H2D gbh >:==:@? >:=6D 7C@> t2CE9[ E@ 2 A2?@C2>:4 G:6H @7 E96 p?5C@>652 82=2IJ E92E E@@< @G6C E6? J62CD E@ >2<6 2?5 C6BF:C65 @G6C e__ wF33=6 @G6C=2AA:?8 D?2AD9@ED]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm}p$p 6IA=2:?Di QpD @?6 @7 E96 >@DE :4@?:4 2?5 9:DE@C:4 >:DD:@?D @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6DV DA246 AC@8C2>[ wF33=6’D DE@CJ :D H@G6? :?E@ E96 723C:4 @7 p>6C:42? =:76]k^Am More from this section Why you should think twice before using shorthand like ‘thx’ and ‘k’ in your texts +3 Astronauts snap selfies 250 miles above Earth OMB says fraud losses 'in the hundreds of billions' annually kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQwF33=6 :>286D A@AF=2E6 >@G:6D 2?5 E6=6G:D:@? D9@HD[ E96 A286D @7 D4:6?46 E6IE3@@<D 2?5 4=2DDC@@> A@DE6CD[ 2?5 6G6? :E6>D @7 52:=J =:76 =:<6 4@7766 >F8D 2?5 D@4<D]Qk^Am (NASA/Hubble via SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 A:4EFC6D C6AC6D6?E 2 D>2== A@CE:@? @7 wF33=6VD >@C6 E92? `]f >:==:@? @3D6CG2E:@?D] uC@> E96D6 @3D6CG2E:@?D[ 2DEC@?@>6CD 92G6 AF3=:D965 >@C6 E92? ab[___ A66C\C6G:6H65 D4:6?E:7:4 A2A6CD @? wF33=6 5:D4@G6C:6D[ >2<:?8 wF33=6 @?6 @7 E96 >@DE AC@=:7:4 2DEC@?@>:42= :?DECF>6?ED :? 9:DE@CJ]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm}@H :? :ED bfE9 J62C :? @C3:E[ wF33=6 92D 72C 6I466565 :ED `d\J62C 6IA64E65 =:76DA2? 2?5 4@?E:?F6D E@ DAFC @FC :>28:?2E:@?D H:E9 362FE:7F= :>286D 2?5 8C@F?53C62<:?8 D4:6?46[ 7FCE96C :?DA:C:?8 @FC 56D:C6 E@ 6IA=@C6 2?5 =62C? >@C6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQt?;@J E9:D 4@==64E:@? @7 :>286D 42AEFC65 @? yF=J cE9 @G6C wF33=6’D be\J62C 9:DE@CJ[Q }p$p 255D]k^Am (NASA/Hubble via SWNS) By Talker kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmk^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Dean Murray Recommended for you Nominate Your Favorites! Most Popular Fire claims life of New Site man Saturday shooting death investigation ‘leaning toward self-defense’ Mother arrested for chemical endangerment Bear hit by vehicle in Elmore County, later euthanized Neighbors Jr. accused of stealing from fire department Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 84° 84° / 72° 12 PM 85° 1 PM 87° 2 PM 87° 3 PM 89° 4 PM 88°
