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Professor Stephen Hawking in his office, Cambridge. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images

World Jun 15

Stephen Hawking’s ashes to be buried in Westminster Abbey

By Associated Press

Science May 03

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking on October 10, 1979 in Princeton, New Jersey. Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images
Read Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the Big Bang

Stephen Hawking's final theory challenges the existence of the multiverse and argues the Big Bang had a finite boundary, defined by string theory and holograms.

By Nsikan Akpan

World Mar 31

Hundreds line Cambridge streets to honor Stephen Hawking

The life of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking was celebrated Saturday in the English city of Cambridge.

By Gregory Katz, Associated Press

Science Mar 14

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Probing the universe’s mysteries, Stephen Hawking proved the power of the human spirit

Stephen Hawking overcame the loss of his working limbs and voice to become the best-known theoretical physicist of his era, upending the scientific consensus that nothing escapes the intense gravity of black holes. Earning countless honors, he used his fame…

By Miles O'Brien

Science Mar 14

English physicist and cosmologist, Since 1979 Lukasischer professor at the faculty applied mathematics and theoretical physics in Cambridge / Great Britain. Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images
Stephen Hawking, explorer of the universe, dead at 76

Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most recognizable scientists, died early Wednesday morning. He was 76.

By Nsikan Akpan

Apr 12

Stephen Hawking and billionaire plan interstellar cruise with $100 million initiative

By Nsikan Akpan

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian-born billionaire announce new quest for space exploration.

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Jul 20

Russian billionaire and Stephen Hawking announce $100 million search for aliens

By Nsikan Akpan

Russian tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner funds the most ambitious hunt to date for alien life, thanks to a new $100 million project called the Breakthrough Initiatives.

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Feb 06

What Hawking meant when he said ‘there are no black holes’

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Last week, Stephen Hawking declared "there are no black holes." What exactly that means has physicists scratching their heads. The problem is 40 years of paradoxes as scientists try to understand how black holes seem to break two rules of…

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Jan 09

How did Stephen Hawking live 55 years with ALS?

By Katherine Harmon

An expert on Lou Gehrig’s disease explains what we know about this debilitating condition and how Stephen Hawking has beaten the odds.

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Aug 12

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Medal of Freedom Recipients Honored at White House

President Barack Obama awarded 16 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff offers a look at the ceremony.

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