In 2002 astronomers averaged the light of 200,000 galaxies and announced the universe was pale turquoise — then traced the color to a software error and corrected it to a beige they nicknamed cosmic latte

The color was an afterthought to a study of cosmic light. When color scientists spotted a mistake in the software's white point, the universe's average shade slid from turquoise to a milky beige, and the astronomers owned the error in public. The post In 2002 astronomers averaged the light of 200,000 galaxies and announced the universe was pale turquoise — then traced the color to a software error and corrected it to a beige they nicknamed cosmic latte appeared first on Space Daily .