Large Scale Timeline By BHPJoshuaOak 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.