MANILA, Philippines - Delve into the mind of the brilliant Dr. Stephen Hawking (photo), and explore the splendor and majesty of the universe as Discovery Channel takes you Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking and Stephen Hawking’s Universe. In these two landmark specials, Dr. Hawking will reveal the wonders of the universe — from the Big Bang to the end of time, and the possibility of alien life and time travel. Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking: Aliens and Time Travel premiere Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. (with encores on Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.) and Sept. 19, 10 p.m. (with encores Sept. 20, 3 p.m.), respectively.
Stephen Hawking’s Universe premieres Sept. 26, 9 p.m. with encores Sept. 27, 2 p.m.
Hawking is a British theoretical physicist whose scientific career spans over 40 years. Diagnosed with debilitating motor neurone disease, he has defied all odds of living a normal life, much less discover radical scientific what-ifs that have baffled most of us.