Stephen Hawking News

Cambridge - The world's most famous scientist has announced that he will boycott an upcoming Israeli conference to show solidarity with Palestinian academics and protest Israel's oppressive occupation of Palestine.

The famous theoretical astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, addressing a large audience at the California Institute of Technology on April 16, said that the Universe did not need a divine creator to bring it into being.

Famous people are often asked to star in ads, but would you believe that Stephen Hawking chose to star in an auto insurance ad? And not only that, even end the ad with an evil chuckle?

If the claims of a top UK astronomer are to be believed, alien life beyond our solar system may be found within the next 40 years. The claim is reported in the Daily Mail quoting Lord Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society of London.

Geneva - Following announcement of the discovery of a new particle "consistent" with the theoretical Higgs boson, the renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has called for a Nobel Prize to be awarded to Peter Higgs who proposed the existence of the particle.

It looks like renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has a new gig. Hawking is scheduled to make a cameo appearance on the hit CBS sitcom, 'Big Bang Theory'.

Cambridge - The famous British scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking has reached his 70th birthday on Jan 8 despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged 21.

London - World-renowned physicist and international bestseller of "A Brief History of Time," Stephen Hawking stated in a recent interview that heaven is "fairy story" for those who fear the darkness.

Stephen Hawking, considered one of the greatest minds of our time, sat down with Parade Magazine on Sunday to discuss his life, the universe and the future of space exploration.

The universe was not created by God but physics says Professor Stephen Hawking in his new book due to be published later this month.