The filters on NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument’s Color Filter Assembly each block all but a specific color, or wavelength, of light. Many of the filters appear dark in this photo ...

The Hubble can only take images in black and white. Does this mean its gorgeous full-colour photos are "fake"? Well, actually... no. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you ...

The "L" in LRGB imaging denotes a luminance filter, a clear filter specifically designed to capture fine detail data, distinct from the color information provided by the red, green, and blue filters.

The nearly 20-year-old Hubble Space Telescope has taken many iconic images of the cosmos and is even the star of a new 3D IMAX movie that gives viewers a chance to fly through those snapshots. But ...