Stop Complaining about 'Fake' Colors in NASA Images | Space

Instead of just enjoying the light show the universe is putting on, some people feel compelled to object: Those colors are fake! Here's why such complaints are unwarranted.

Click for next article This gorgeous photo of the famous Crab Nebula combines an infrared view from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory with an optical image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. (Image credit: ESA/Herschel/PACS/MESS Key Programme Supernova Remnant Team; NASA, ESA and Allison Loll/Jeff Hester (Arizona State University)) Share Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Paul Sutter is an astrophysicist at The Ohio State University

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