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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

The instruments at the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) in Arizona are seeing the stars once again. On June 11, lightning struck the Baboquivari Mountain range, which includes Kitt Peak. By June ...

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 ...