Large Scale Timeline

  • Big Bang (13.8 billion years ago)
    138 BCE

    Big Bang (13.8 billion years ago)

    An infinitely dense particle explodes, creating all of the mass of the universe.
  • Stars Light Up (13.7 billion years ago)
    137 BCE

    Stars Light Up (13.7 billion years ago)

    Gravity causes dense regions of hydrogen clouds to clump together, lighting up the first stars.
  • New Chemical Elements (13.7 billion years ago)
    137 BCE

    New Chemical Elements (13.7 billion years ago)

    Stars explode, creating new chemical elements.