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Stephen Hawking

Space

We finally know why Stephen Hawking's black hole equation works

Stephen Hawking and Jacob Bekenstein calculated the entropy of a black hole in the 1970s, but it took physicists until now to figure out the quantum effects that make the formula work

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The sun

Space

The sun could contain a tiny black hole that formed in the big bang

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lawrence Jackson/AP/Shutterstock (6360330b) Stephen Hawking Professor Stephen Hawking of the University of Cambridge, makes remarks at an event marking the 50th anniversary of NASA,at George Washington University in Washington Hawking NASA, Washington, USA

Physics

Stephen Hawking’s parting shot is a fresh challenge to cosmologists

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Stephen Hawking with Thomas Hertog, in Hawking's office

Physics

Stephen Hawking's final theorem turns time and causality inside out

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Stephen Hawking memoir: 'An iron man in a frail man's facade'

Humans

Stephen Hawking memoir: 'An iron man in a frail man's facade'

Culture

What would happen if you got sucked into a black hole?

Physics

What would happen if you got sucked into a black hole?

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Stephen Hawking’s legacy will be honoured with a new 50p coin

Physics

Stephen Hawking’s legacy will be honoured with a new 50p coin

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The legacy of Stephen Hawking

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The legacy of Stephen Hawking

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Lucy and Stephen Hawking

Physics

Stephen Hawking, my father: "Harry Potter has magic, we have science"

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Hawking radiation

Physics

Sneak peek at Hawking's last book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Do black holes eat information or do zero-energy particles nicknamed "hairs" somehow store it instead? Before he died, Stephen Hawking was working on new ideas, as this exclusive extract shows

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Physics

Brief Answers to the Big Questions review: Seeking the real Hawking

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Physics

Stars gravitate to Stephen Hawking’s memorial service

Culture

Physics

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant ambassador for science

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Humans

Hawking's global warnings divided opinion but the world listened

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