In 1974, Stephen Hawking made one of his most famous predictions: that black holes eventually evaporate entirely. more

Researchers used a sonic black hole to confirm one of Stephen Hawking's theories. more

One idea for how the universe began is that the universe may have appeared out of nothing due to some quantum effect, such as quantum tunneling.... more

A team of researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology has found that a thermal analog black hole they created agrees with the Hawking radiation theory. In their paper published... more

A lab-made black hole that traps sound, not light, emits radiation at a certain temperature, as Stephen Hawking first predicted. more