Stephen Hawking has gained immense popularity in the past for his theories on black hole. However, he has surprised the world this time by claiming that black holes do not exist. He has claimed that his previous theory was the biggest blunder as black holes do not exist the way we understand them.

The basic theory of black holes says that the regions in black holes are so dense that even light cannot escape from the gravitational pull. Also, event horizons are present on black holes, which means a no point of return. Even Einstein's Theory of Relativity has supported the existence of black holes.

But quantum mechanics has refuted the previous theory of black hole, saying 'firewall' is a region around the black hole made up of particles that have escaped it.

The new claim of Hawking led presidential candidate hopeful Republican Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann to launch a diatribe against science and Hawking. She said the biggest blunder is made by the society by listening to scientists like Hawking. She said if the previous theory of Hawking on black holes was a mistake then the other theories such as evolution and climate change are also not true.

Michele Bachmann's anger over Hawking and science has also led Republican Representative and Chairman of the House Science Committee, Lamar Smith, to release a statement. Smith said, "Going forward, members of the House Science Committee will do our best to avoid listening to scientists".