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This is a list of notable objects found in ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', [[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|original]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|new]] continuities.

==Original Continuity (1978-1980)==
===Daggit===
''Daggits'' are a class of dog-like Colonial pets. Like Earth dogs, they served as a domesticated pet, watch animal, or tracker; none survived the [[Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)|Cylon]] holocaust.

In the 1978 pilot episode, "[[Saga of a Star World]]", [[Boxey]] ([[Noah Hathaway]]) loses his pet daggit, Muffit, in the Cylon attack. Boxey is given a replacement pet, a robotic daggit named Muffit II, a prototype intended to replace the lost daggit species' warrior support roles.

Like a real daggit, the new Muffit proves its bravery and dedication to protecting humans during a dangerous fire aboard Galactica ("Fire in Space").

Muffit II made a regular appearance in the [[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|original series]], and was portrayed by a trained chimp named Evolution ("Evie"). Muffit does not play a role in the 2000s revival of ''Battlestar Galactica'', where it appears that at least one dog survives the Cylon attack on the colonies.

In the reimagined series, dogs are simply called dogs, and unlike the original series, a number of these pets survive the holocaust and proceed to travel with the Fleet.

===Pulsar===
''Pulsars'' are a class of energy weapons.

===Tylium===
''Tylium'' is a metallic ore, and is very rare throughout the known universe, but essential for fueling both human and [[Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)|Cylon]] space ships, including for the purpose of faster than light ([[FTL (Battlestar Galactica)|FTL]]) jumps. Tylium is featured in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'s'' pilot, where it was pronounced "Tie-lium".

In the original 1978 pilot episode/movie, there are references to mining tylium, which implies that it is a solid or is contained within a solid; however, fuel consumption meters on the [[Colonial Viper]] instrument panel behave as if the fuel is a fluid.

In the re-imagined series, raw Tylium ore appears as a yellow, sand-like substance before it is refined into a golden liquid similar in appearance to motor oil; however it flows quickly like gasoline. In the episode "[[Dirty Hands (Battlestar Galactica)|Dirty Hands]]", it is shown that the raw Tylium is stored in massive silos aboard the fleet's [[List of miscellaneous ships in Battlestar Galactica (2004)#Refinery Ship|Refinery Ship]] where it is poured (by hand) onto conveyor belts and heated in ovens. It was never specified how this process actually converts the raw Tylium to a liquid state, however it is stated that "hot" Tylium is highly unstable, and if the carefully controlled process is interrupted it could "go critical" and explode.

In the episode "[[The Hand of God (2004 Battlestar Galactica)|The Hand of God]]", [[Gaius Baltar]] mentions in dialog that the [[enthalpy]] of refined Tylium is <math>5 \times 10^{14} \text{J/kg}</math> (the enthalpy of combustion of gasoline is <math>4.7 \times 10^{7} \text{J/kg}</math> by comparison). Tylium is unstable and has a strong exothermic reaction if sufficiently heated, especially the less stable refined Tylium precursor. It is also mentioned that Tylium will become useless if subjected to strong [[radiation]], which renders the ore inert.

==New Continuity (since 2004)==
===Arrow of Apollo===
The ''Arrow of Apollo'' is an ancient artifact; the symbol of the deity [[Apollo]], (one of the [[Lords of Kobol]]), and was sought by the Colonial President [[Laura Roslin]]. It was written in the scriptures that the arrow be taken to the legendary [[Tomb of Athena]] on [[Kobol]], and there it would point the way to the "lost" thirteenth colony of [[Earth]].

Before its retrieval, the arrow was kept in a museum in the city of Delphi on the colony of [[List of Battlestar Galactica (reimagining) locations#Caprica|Caprica]]. [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] takes the unauthorized mission in her captured [[Cylon Raider]], to go back to Caprica and retrieve the arrow for Roslin. She eventually finds the arrow unscathed in its [[display case]], along with encountering [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] and a copy of the [[Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)|Cylon]] spy [[Number Eight (Battlestar Galactica)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]].

President Roslin and her opposition group against [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] fled to Kobol to await Starbuck's return. Roslin's spiritual advisor, [[Elosha]], had died during a Cylon attack on the planet when Roslin leads an expedition to find Athena's tomb. Later, they were peacefully reunited with Commander Adama who led a rescue team to find the rogue expedition.

With the unsettling help of the Cylon prisoner, Sharon, the group finally finds the Tomb and used the arrow to activate a "starmap" that showed celestial objects recognized by Adama. Getting his bearings, he decides to follow a course toward a distant nebula cloud which he believes will eventually guide them to Earth.

The arrow is loosely based upon the [[Liahona (Book of Mormon)|Liahona]] in Mormon theology, with which travelers could be directed toward the land where the Lord wished them to go.

===DRADIS===
''DRADIS'' "Direction, RAnge, and DIStance"<ref name="manuscript">The "Direction, RAnge, and DIStance" breakdown of the acronym "DRADIS" was listed in an early manuscript of the first half of the Miniseries.</ref> is ''Battlestar Galactica'''s version of a remote sensing system akin to [[SONAR]] or [[RADAR]]. It works in space, can be interfered with by radiation, and has a hard time detecting [[composite material]]s. Objects can be specially designed to avoid DRADIS (e.g. [[Stealthstar]] or [[Colonial Blackbird|Blackbird]]). Unlike conventional radar or sonar which only measures direction and distance in two dimensions, DRADIS measures direction in three dimensions - "carom".

===Eye of Jupiter===
The ''Eye of Jupiter'' is a religious artifact left by the thirteenth tribe in the [[Temple of Five]] on the [[Algae Planet]] that points the way to [[Earth (Battlestar Galactica)|Earth]] (according to the scrolls of [[Pythia (Battlestar Galactica)|Pythia]]). It is a raised mosaic in [[List_of_Battlestar_Galactica_(reimagining)_locations#Eye_of_Jupiter|an alcove (also Eye of Jupiter)]] on the floor of the Temple of Five, with a hole in the ceiling to let a shaft of natural sunlight illuminate it. The design of the mosaic is based on the ''Eye of Jupiter Nova''. The mosaic is destroyed by a nova reminiscent of the Eye of Jupiter.

During the episode "[[Rapture (Battlestar Galactica)|Rapture]]" it was stated that the supernova itself was the "Eye of Jupiter", and the mosaic was part of a holographic interface to be used by "The Chosen One" to view the five priests of the temple during the beginning stages of the supernova.

=== FTL Drive ===

The ''[[Jump drive|FTL]]'', or "Faster Than Light", drive is a propulsion technology that allows spaceships to achieve superluminal travel. It functions along the basic principles of a [[jump drive]], with a ship disappearing from its initial location and reappearing instantaneously in a new location.

In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)|Miniseries]], some crewmembers are shown reacting with [[nausea]] and/or [[Vertigo (medical)|vertigo]] when undergoing a jump, though no harm appears to come to living beings even after many jumps. Making a jump eventually proves damaging to the ship's armor and structure in later episodes, after several years of continual combat and [[metal fatigue]] have [[Battlestar Galactica (season 4)|taken their toll]] on the elderly ship. An FTL jump can be executed in the gravity well of a planet (indeed, ''Galactica'' jumps in and out of a planet's atmosphere in the episode "[[Exodus (Battlestar Galactica)|Exodus, Part II]]"). Nonetheless, it is preferred not to jump too close to a planet, not necessarily because of any physical limitations, but because if the coordinates are calculated wrong there is a risk that a ship might jump too close to the planet and crash into it, or reappear within the planet (This happens to a [[Colonial Raptor|Raptor]] in the episode "[[Lay Down Your Burdens]]"). Further, a BSG FTL drive can theoretically travel anywhere in the galaxy; the limiting factor is not the drive itself, but the finite distance that the navigation computer is able to safely calculate a jump trajectory; more advanced computers are able to calculate longer range jumps (e.g. the Cylons have better computers and have an effective jump range at least three times that of the Colonials). The extreme distance that a safe jump can be plotted is called "the Red Line", and while a vessel might jump a theoretically infinite distance beyond that, it is possible the vessel could end up colliding with a star, asteroid, or other space debris.

===Vehicles===
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'''Colonial Ships'''

;''[[Battlestar Galactica (ship)|Battlestar Galactica]]'': The only military vessel in the fleet, and is a combined "Battleship" and "Fighter Carrier".
;''[[Battlestar Pegasus]]'': First commanded by [[Admiral Helena Cain]], later by Cmdr. Jack Fisk, Cmdr. Barry Gardner, and finally by Cmdr. Lee "Apollo" Adama. It was destroyed by the Cylons during the rescue of the people from [[New Caprica]].
;''[[Colonial One]]'': The home of the President. All meetings of the [[Quorum of Twelve]] are on that ship too.
;''[[Cloud 9 (Battlestar Galactica)| Cloud Nine]]'': A beautiful civilian ship with an on board green house. The ship was destroyed by a Six. She used a nuclear device given by Gaius Baltar
;Olympic Carrier: The Olympic Carrier was a civilian vessel destroyed by Adama in fear of a Nuclear attack by the Cylons. During the early stages of the flight from Caprica, the fleet was forced to make FTL jumps every 33 minutes due to Cylon attack. During one of the final jumps, the Olympic Carrier fell behind. It reappeared a number of days later. Because its location was unknown during this time, would not communicate with Galactica, and seemed to have a nuclear radiation signature, Adama, much to the protest of the President, ordered his son to destroy it.
;Tylium Refinery: The site of a major strike within the fleet, it employed people of all ages and truly brought to light the segregation of the different tribes within the fleet. This ship is called "Daru Mozu".
;[[Colonial Viper|Viper Mark II]]: The aged but reliable primary attack fighter for the fleet.
;[[Colonial Raptor| Raptor]]: The search, rescue, bomber, troop deployment, and any other odd job multi use vessel of the fleet.
;[[Colonial Viper|Viper Mark VII]]: A newer version of the Viper that Apollo and Starbuck fly later in the series
;[[Blackbird (Battlestar Galactica)|Blackbird]]: A carbon composite stealth ship built by [[Chief Tyrol]], and used successfully on an attack on a Resurrection ship before its quick demise. The ''Galactica'' deck crew that built it christened the ship "''Laura''" in honor of Colonial President [[Laura Roslin]].
;[[Demetrius]]: Kara is sent on a mission to find Earth in the Demetrius. She has 60 days to accomplish this mission. After 59 days finding nothing she refuses to jump back to the fleet. Gaeata and Helo are forced to take over command over the vessel so they can return to the fleet in time before being left behind forever.
;[[Majahual]]: This ship has the ability to extract titanium from large asteroids and planetoids. All Galactica Viper pilots need to guard the rocky area of this ship to prevent Scar and other raiders from discovering and destroying it

'''Cylon Vessels'''

;Base Star
;Raider
;Heavy Raider
;Resurrection Ship
;Resurrection Hub

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