  urlLink MSNBC -  Hawking changes his mind on black holes :  "  MSN Home |  My MSN |  Hotmail |
 Shopping |  Money |  People &  ChatWeb Search:  MSNBC News Alerts |  Newsletters |
 Help Tech /  Science Science Space News Tech &  Gadgets Spam/ Scams/ Viruses Games New Space Race Genetic Genealogy Special Reports News Business Sports Entertainment Travel Tech /  Science Health Multimedia Opinions Weather Local News Newsweek Today Show Nightly News Meet the Press Dateline NBC MSNBC TV News Video MSNBC Shopping Search MSNBC:
 Advanced Search AdvertisementMSN SHOPPINGSummer Fashion 2004 Shop ?  Women's ?  Men's ?  Swimwear ?  Shoes RESOURCE GUIDE ?  Buy Life Insurance ?
 expedia. com ?  Shopping ?  Small Business Tips Space News Hawking changes his mind on black holes Galactic traps may actually allow information to escape,  author says Hawking will present his findings at the 17th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation in Dublin,  Ireland on July 21.
 By Jane Wardell The Associated Press Updated:  4: 47 p. m.  ET July 16,  2004After almost 30 years of arguing that a black hole swallows up everything that falls into it,
 astrophysicist Stephen Hawking backpedaled Thursday.  In doing so,  he lost one of the most famous bets in recent scientific history.  advertisement The world- famous author of a 'Brief History of Time' said he and other scientists had gotten it wrong ? the galactic traps may in fact allow information to escape.
 'I've been thinking about this problem for the last 30 years,  and I think "
