Historical Theories of the Universe

  • The Big Bang
    100 BCE

    The Big Bang

    Beginning of Space and Time (Date is 13.8 Ga)
  • Reionization era begins
    99 BCE

    Reionization era begins

    Early stars start ionising interstellar gas (Date is 13.6 Ga
  • Black Holes
    98 BCE

    Black Holes

    First Black Holes Form (Date is 13.5 Ga)
  • Mass Star Formation
    97 BCE

    Mass Star Formation

    Universe starts to heat once again (Date is 13.2 Ga)
  • Galaxies
    97 BCE

    Galaxies

    First Galaxies Form (Date is 13.2 Ga)
  • Milky Way
    96 BCE

    Milky Way

    Milky Way Forms (Date is 12.6 Ga)
  • Dark Energy Theory
    95 BCE

    Dark Energy Theory

    Oldest known evidence for dark energy (Date is 9 Ga)
  • Dark Energy
    94 BCE

    Dark Energy

    Dark Energy overtakes gravity (Date is 6 Ga)
  • Solar Nebula
    93 BCE

    Solar Nebula

    Solar Nebula starts Collapsing (Date is 5.5 Ga)
  • The Sun
    92 BCE

    The Sun

    The Sun Forms (Date is 4.57 Ga)
  • Oceans
    91 BCE

    Oceans

    Oceans form on Earth (Date is 4.4 Ga)
  • Minerals
    91 BCE

    Minerals

    First Known Minerals (Date is 4.4 Ga)
  • Life
    90 BCE

    Life

    Life Emerges on Earth (Date is 4.2 Ga)
  • Tectonic Plates
    89 BCE

    Tectonic Plates

    Movement of Tectonic Plates commences (Date is 2.5 Ga)
  • Mammals
    88 BCE

    Mammals

    First Mammals (Date is 225 Ma)
  • Birds
    87 BCE

    Birds

    First Birds (Date is 155 Ma)