Same story, multiple sources:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7605280 (economist.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7605398 (latimes.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7605610 (bbc.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606168 (npr.org)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606184 (keckobservatory.org) : 2 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606651 (cnn.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606802 (cnn.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606835 (io9.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7607534 (theatlantic.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7607607 (nytimes.com) : 28 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7608493 (nasa.gov)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7608824 (techfess.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7608832 (cosmosup.com)