The French scientist promoted a picture of a piece of chorizo as being Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun. Picture: Etienne Klein's Twitter.

French scientist issues apology after trolling Twitter with a slice of chorizo

By: Emilie Lauer in News, Top Stories August 8, 2022 0

A respected French scientist had to issue a worldwide apology following a Twitter prank in which he posted a picture of a chorizo slice that he described as being from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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