Why Space Photos Look Colorful

Hate to break it to you… space doesn’t actually look like this. Or this.

Or even this. Because your eyes would see almost… nothing. These images aren’t

photos the way you think. Telescopes capture invisible light—infrared, ultraviolet,

X-rays. NASA adds color so we can see what’s really there. So space isn’t fake…

it’s just hiding. “Watch again.”