French scientist Etienne Klein apologized for posting on Twitter a photograph of a bowl of Spanish chorizo, which he passed off as a clear image of a star.. Thus, he, according to him, wanted to call for caution in relation to "

The author of the joke, Etienne Klein, is the director of the French Commission for Alternative Sources and Atomic Energy.. On Twitter, he passed off a picture of a circle of sausage as a photo of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, taken with a high level of detail by the James Webb telescope.. The Twitter post has over 15,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets..

Klein later admitted to falsifying. He explained his strange act by saying that he allegedly wanted to " The scientist also published a photo of the Cartwheel - a galaxy located 500 million light years from Earth. Klein assured that this time the photo is real, but his falsification with sausage is unlikely to add credibility, first of all, to himself as an authoritative scientist.

Reminds me of the parable of the boy tending the sheep. He joked twice, shouting \! "

The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into orbit in December 2021.. This is a joint project of NASA, European and Canadian space agencies.. The device cost NASA ten billion dollars. It has been developed and prepared for launch for 25 years. Moreover, its estimated service life does not exceed ten years..