2steps from the big bang
3things can go into it
sun
FundamentalCosmic
Our local star. It turns about 4 million tonnes of matter into energy every second.
First appeared4.6 billion years ago
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
Nothing on this map is built from it yet.
Our local star. It turns about 4 million tonnes of matter into energy every second.
From the big bang to sun
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
sun4.6 bn yrs ago