Second Earth
The planet the fleet finds and settles on at the end of the series, revealed to be the actual Earth.
Earth is the planet the fleet finds and settles on at the end of the series finale "Daybreak." The episodes portray the Galactica launching a rescue mission to retrieve Hera Agathon from the "colony," a heavily armed and defended Cylon base located near a black hole. They manage to rescue Hera and, in the end, the fleet finds a new planet to settle on, which they come to call Earth (revealed to be the actual Earth).
Quick Facts
- Significance
- Final destination of the Twelve Colonies
- Discovery context
- Reached at the end of the series finale "Daybreak"
Did You Know?
- The episodes "Daybreak, Part 1" and "Daybreak, Parts 2 & 3" aired on March 13 and March 20, 2009, respectively.
- The survivor count shown in the title sequence for Part 1 is 39,516, and for Part 2 is 39,406.
- At the end of Part 2, Admiral Adama announces the survivor population at approximately 38,000.
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