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|image=CMB Timeline300 no WMAP.jpg
|size=450
|title=Timeline of the formation of the Universe
|texttitle=Timeline of the formation of the Universe
|caption=
A diagram showing a timeline of the formation of the Universe from the Big Bang 13.799 ± 0.021 billion years ago through the "Dark Ages", formation of the earliest galaxies and stars, and the dark-energy dominated era. Size is depicted by the vertical extent of the grid in this graphic, while chronological time follows the horizontal axis.
|credit=Diagram: NASA/WMAP Science Team; edit: Ryan Kaldari