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LONDON — After almost 30 years of arguing that a black hole swallows up everything that falls into it, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking (search) backpedaled Thursday. In doing so, he lost one of the most famous bets in recent scientific history. The world-famous author of a 'Brief History of Time' (search) 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 I now have the answer to it,' Hawking told the British Broadcasting Corp.'s 'Newsnight' program. 'A black hole only appears to form but later opens up and releases information about what fell inside. So we can be sure of the past and predict the future.'
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