The Cosmic Calendar #5

The history of the universe can be expressed as a calendar. If the Big Bang occurs on the very first second of 1 January and present day is represented as midnight on 31 December.

25 September: OLDEST KNOWN SINGLE-CELLED LIFE APPEARS

Next event for your cosmic calendar: 2 October

Taken from 101 Things You Need To Know ... and Some You Don't!

On This Day

Three years ago to the day in 2004 101 Things To Do Before You Die was published

The Cosmic Calendar #4

The history of the universe can be expressed as a calendar. If the Big Bang occurs on the very first second of 1 January and present day is represented as midnight on 31 December.

14 September: THE EARTH FORMED

Next event for your cosmic calendar: 25 September

Taken from 101 Things You Need To Know ... and Some You Don't!

The Cosmic Calendar #3

The history of the universe can be expressed as a calendar. If the Big Bang occurs on the very first second of 1 January and present day is represented as midnight on 31 December.

9 September: THE SOLAR SYSTEM FORMED

Next event for your cosmic calendar: 14 September

Taken from 101 Things You Need To Know ... and Some You Don't!

101.1 TTD No. 27 - See an Erupting Volcano

Quick! Get over to Sicily as fast as you can! Etna is erupting ....

(Unfortunatly these images are not mine, they're courtesy of the BBC)