What is the true color of space and nothing?

Color is simply an illusion created by our brains to distinguish between different frequencies of visible light within the electromagnetic spectrum. read more

Empty space is nothing but vacuum through which light passes. Therefore, due to fact that the vacuum of empty space does not reflect light and is because of this not perceivable by our eyes, it does not have a colour. The black colour we see is simply an absence of light. read more

So far, that postulate has held true. It holds true for color, too, as governed by the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with the physiology of the human eye and the cognitive processing of the brain. Space itself has no color. You might as well ask the color of time. read more

Instead, the scientists involved in the process tend to go for the combination of colors that help their work the most. Zolt Levay of the Space Telescope Science Institute says:"The colors in Hubble images are neither 'true' colors nor 'false' colors, but usually are representative of the physical processes underlying the subjects of the images. read more