A French scientist has apologized after he posted a close up image of a piece of chorizo and passed it off as an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Images captured by the telescope have mesmerized people across the globe since last month. Science and technology showed people clear images that were once unimaginable. On July 31, French physicist Étienne Klein shared a snap he claimed...

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A well-renowned French scientist recently tweeted an image that he claimed to be Proxima Centauri, the star closest to the sun. Now, he admits, it was all a "scientist's joke." On Sunday, Etienne Klein, a director of research at the Atomic Energy Commission in France, tweeted out an image of a red, cylindrical shape, with varying gradations of light and color, against a black backdrop. The message...

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