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Universe Timeline

From Big Bang to Big Crunch, explore the history of our universe with our interactive timeline. You can stop off at any point from the earliest seconds, to the emptiness of the Dark Era in the far future.

Click here to launch the timeline

The tool is a Flash file, but if you don't have it on your computer, click here to get Flash.

Interact With The Universe

Explore space in more depth with our interactive features:

Universe timeline
Solar System facts
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