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Science Timeline Major Events

The document summarizes key events in the formation of the universe according to scientific research: 1) The Big Bang occurred approximately 16 billion years ago and lasted a few minutes, creating all the matter in the universe. 2) Galaxies began forming around 15 billion years ago, and the Milky Way galaxy was formed during this period. 3) Stars took around 1 billion years to form after the Big Bang, with each individual star's formation lasting around 1 million years. 4) Our solar system formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from a cloud of dust and gas, and Earth formed around 4.5 billion years ago.

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Science Timeline Major Events

The document summarizes key events in the formation of the universe according to scientific research: 1) The Big Bang occurred approximately 16 billion years ago and lasted a few minutes, creating all the matter in the universe. 2) Galaxies began forming around 15 billion years ago, and the Milky Way galaxy was formed during this period. 3) Stars took around 1 billion years to form after the Big Bang, with each individual star's formation lasting around 1 million years. 4) Our solar system formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from a cloud of dust and gas, and Earth formed around 4.5 billion years ago.

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Big Bang

First Matter Forms
Galaxies Form
Stars Form

16 billion years ago



16 billion years ago
15.999 billion years ago
15.9 billion years ago

Lasted a few mins


Lasted a few mins Lasted 1 billion years Lasted 1 million years per star


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Research: Research: Research: Research:
The Big Bang is the idea The rst matter forming This is when galaxies The stars forming took a
that everything in the happened at the same time formed. The galaxy that we long time. All together, the
universe was made by a as the Big Bang. This live in was formed during stars forming took several
big explosion. All the matter that was created is this time period. This billion years but each
matter that was made is the same matter that we happened after the Big individual star took around
still here today. are all made out of. Bang. one million years.

Solar System Forms


Sun Shines
Earth Forms

4.5 billion years ago


5 billion years ago


5 billion years ago

Lasted 100 million years Lasted 100,000 years Lasted for 5 million years

Research: Research: Research:

Our solar system formed Waves of energy traveled Earth formed around 4.5

around 4.6 billion years through space and pressed billion years ago. Gravity
ago. It formed from a clouds closer together. pulled swirling gas and

cloud of dust and Gravity caused them to dust and then Earth was

interstellar gas collapsing. collapse and then the sun created. Earth is the third

was created. planet from the sun.


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