Scientist apologizes after photo of star turns out to be slice of chorizo

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A world-renowned French scientist has apologized after it was revealed that a photo he claimed was a star captured by the James Webb Space Telescope was actually a slice of chorizo.

Étienne Klein, a physicist at France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, posted the photo last week, praising its "level of detail".

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The photo, which seemed legitimate at first, shows a deep red disk with swirling white colors set against a black background.

But in a series of follow-up tweets, Klein revealed that the photo was not of a star, but actually of a slice of chorizo, a type of spicy sausage from Spain.

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