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The project at a glance

As of Q3 2016 the project has reached:

115 Featured articles
14 Featured lists
6 Featured miscellaneous
177 Good Articles
46,996 total articles
3,462 (or 8%) are marked for cleanup
5,081 issues in total.

News by month

July 2016

On July 1st, The Man in the Moone was the featured article on English Wikipedia (see blurb). On July 26th, Pavo was the featured article on the English Wikipedia (see blurb).

On July 4, the

circumstellar habitable zone

.
In July the following articles were also created:
2014 OE₃₉₄, Kepler-84, LEDA 89996, NGC 1901, NGC 2164, NGC 1854, NGC 1763, 15 Leonis Minoris, HIP 57274 d, Slater (crater), Exoplanet naming convention, NGC 1755, List of star systems within 30–35 light-years, NGC 1820, HD 189245, NGC 2197, Doris Vickers, James William Grant (astronomer), HD 240237 b, Kepler-442
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August 2016

Artists impression of Proxima Centauri b as a terrestrial exoplanet.

Artists impression of the surface of Proxima Centauri b as a terrestrial exoplanet.

On August 3rd, The 2014 edition of the
Radio signal from HD 164595 caused by an isotropic beacon from a Type II civilization began circulating in the media, even though the signal only scored a 1-2 on the Rio Scale
.
Other articles created in August 2016 include:
CX CMa
.

September 2016

September 2016 mostly focused on expanding Wikipedia's coverage on astronomical objects such as NGC objects, Asteroids, Star system lists, and constellation stars. New articles were also made for exoplanets and other topics.
Examples of articles created in September 2016 include:
NGC 242, NGC 243, NGC 244, NGC 245, Argonium, List of star systems within 40–45 light-years, Outline of Earth, Jansha (impact crater), NGC 256, NGC 257, NGC 258, NGC 259, HD 150248, HD 117939, HD 71334, HD 118598, NGC 260, NGC 261, Cosmic wind, Galactic Tick Day, Emily Lakdawalla, List of star systems within 45–50 light-years, HR 4887, DS Crucis, BU Crucis
.

Article Alerts

Apus GA nominated since 22 Sep 2016

Exoplanet FA review since 26 Jun 2016. (See Discussion).

Tycho Brahe GA reassessment since 02 Sep 2016. (See Discussion).

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