Template:Did you know nominations/near-Earth object


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The result was: promoted by Gatoclass (talk) 13:29, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

near-Earth object

 * ... that the search for near-Earth asteroids large enough to cause a global catastrophe is almost complete, and efforts now focus on smaller asteroids?
 * ALT1:... that among near-Earth objects, those travelling in orbits most similar to Earth's are unlikely to ever hit Earth?
 * Comment: My very first DYK nomination, as suggested by my GA reviewer Mdob
 * Comment: My very first DYK nomination, as suggested by my GA reviewer Mdob

Improved to Good Article status by Rontombontom (talk). Self-nominated at 22:24, 6 March 2018 (UTC).


 * I'm looking at this. It's a GA, which is great, but for the record I note that this was the first GA review for the GA reviewer, who is relatively unexperienced. Drmies (talk) 01:45, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The hook is verified. I've already made some copy edits and am still going over the rest of the article. Drmies (talk) 01:05, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I called in the expert: thank you, User:Reyk, for your assistance. No plagiarism, images are good, hook is verified, etc. etc. I say this is good to go--Symbol confirmed.svg. Drmies (talk) 18:28, 14 March 2018 (UTC)