A raging wildfire is "mostly holding" at Kitt Peak National Observatory, which remains too dangerous for astronomers to verify how much of the area was damaged, officials said in an update June 20.

Kitt Peak National Observatory, a program of the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, was founded in 1958. The site has more than 20 telescopes, the largest of which, the Nicholas U. Mayall ...

Kitt Peak had been closed to visitors while the road to the observatory underwent repairs after damage from the 2022 Contreras Fire. But State Route 386 is now open, and tours of the observatory ...

Kitt Peak, southern Arizona, is valued as an observing site for its dark skies. This image shows the moon, as seen on March 18, 2014, from MDM Observatory. Night Sky on Kitt Peak ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory is providing unrivaled views of the night sky as part of a thousand-dollar package that offers guests ... Arizona observatory is offering a $1,350 stargazing ...

The Contreras Fire, which has been raging through the Arizona mountains since last week, has reached Kitt Peak National Observatory, threatening the site’s telescopes.

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 working the ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory Located southwest of Tucson on the Tohono O’odham Nation, Kitt Peak National Observatory is home to one of the world’s largest collections of optical and radio ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory is celebrating 60 years of welcoming visitors to the moutnaintop collection of telescopes 55 miles southwest of Tucson. ... Henry Brean, Arizona Daily Star ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- A lightning-caused wildfire that led to last week's evacuation of the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson was 50% contained Tuesday, up from 40% in previous ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — 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 fire… ...