The final frontier? No, just a slice of Spanish sausage

French scientist Klein claimed a photo he posted was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope but admitted after that it was a slice of chorizo. Photo: AFP

A red ball of spicy fire with luminous patches glowing menacingly against a black background.

This, prominent French scientist Etienne Klein declared, was the latest astonishing picture taken by the James Webb Space Telescope of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Sun.