STEPHEN HAWKING TO BE HONORED BY NASA

Astronaut Piers Sellers holds a photo of Dr. Stephen Hawking on board Discovery during the STS-121 mission in July 2006. The British Royal Society is awarding Hawking its prestigious Copley Medal on November 30 for his contributions to theoretical physics and theoretical cosmology. The silver gilt medal flew on space shuttle Discovery's July 2006 mission to the International Space Station. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin will travel to London to help make the medal presentation. (UPI Photo/NASA)