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138 BCE
Big Bang (13.8 billion years ago)
An infinitely dense particle explodes, creating all of the mass of the universe. -
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. -
137 BCE
New Chemical Elements (13.7 billion years ago)
Stars explode, creating new chemical elements.