Earth (mirror)

Earth (or Sol III) was a class-M planet and homeworld to the Human (or Terran) race. There is one moon in orbit, known as Luna.

Starfleet Headquarters (San Francisco) and the United Federation of Planets (UFP) Government are located on Earth. It is the home planet of the human race, which is one of the main Federation members, alongside Vulcans and, in the 25th century, Klingons. Before Klingons became a Federation member, they were an on-again/off-again ally. The planet was originally named after the goddess Gaia.

In 2270, erupted, which released toxic gas and ash into the atmosphere. Within twelve hours, the entire planet was covered in a cloud of volcanic ash. Shortly thereafter, the USS Discovery (NCC-74749) and her crew set a course for Gadorian territory to collect warp plasma. The warp plasma was then fired into the sun, which caused solar flares to erupt for only a minute, long enough for the surrounding space to heat up and burn off the ash cloud.