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April 6, 2021
Magazine
Samanth Subramanian
The Mysteries of Stephen Hawking’s Universe
Why did “A Brief History of Time” make its author the most famous scientist in the world?
February 11, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
The sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away is “a fleeting chirp.”
October 26, 2015
Lisa Randall
How Dark Matter Gave Shape to the Universe
The mysterious particles may have indirectly paved the way for humanity—and killed the dinosaurs
February 1, 2014
Ian Steadman
Stephen Hawking Stopped Believing in Black Holes
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