Located in the mountains outside Tucson, Arizona, the Kitt Peak National Observatory was threatened last week by the ongoing Contreras Fire. While the blaze has affected more than 20,000 acres and ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — On Friday, Kitt Peak National Observatory began a limited reopening program to welcome the public back after a three-year closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...

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After being closed to the public for more than three years — first due to COVID and later because of damage from a wildfire — Kitt Peak National Observatory reopened to visitors Friday. “After a long ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – After being closed for more than three years, the Kitt Peak National Observatory has finally reopened its doors and its domes. The closure initially began due to the Covid-19 ...

The Contreras Fire broke out in the Baboquivari Mountains in southern Arizona on June 11 and blazed its way to the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) by Friday, June 17. The wildfire, caused by a ...

KITT PEAK, Ariz. (KGUN) — Last year, the Contreras Fire threatened the buildings, telescopes and staff at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. A dormitory and another small building were burned. The ...

TUCSON (KVOA) - A month ago, the Contreras Fire burned nearly 30 thousand acres in the Baboquivari Mountains, threatening one of the largest collections of optical and radio telescopes in the world.

Astronomer Buell T. Jannuzi has been named to five-year term as the director of Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. “NOAO and AURA conducted a worldwide search to find the best person ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A lightning-caused wildfire that led to an evacuation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson is 40% contained, authorities said. More than 300 firefighters were ...

After more than six decades of staring off into space, Kitt Peak National Observatory still touts itself as a place with plenty to see. The world’s largest collection of major optical telescopes is ...