Today in the history of astronomy, one of the brightest and most famous scientific minds of the modern era is born.

*Stephen Hawking, the legendary scientist has died. He passed away early Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England, his family said. He was 76. The physicist, who suffered from a debilitating ...

Born on January 8, 1942 -- 300 years to the day after the death of the father of modern science, Galileo Galilei -- he believed science was his destiny. But fate also dealt Hawking a cruel hand. Most ...

In the streets of Cádiz, a group of performers dressed as Stephen Hawking wheeled through the cobblestones, drawing ...

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There is no God -- that's the conclusion of the celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking, whose final book is published Tuesday. The book, which was completed by his family after his death, presents ...

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has passed away at age 76. After the world learned the news, everyone from fellow scientists to the CEO of Google to Oscar-nominated actors took to social media to ...

In the summer of 1998, the late Professor Stephen Hawking found himself captivated by Greece's Samos: "Heaven on Earth." ...