Kitt Peak National Observatory, located about 56 miles from Tucson, Arizona, boasts two dozen telescopes for professional research, plus an extensive menu of programs for public visitors.

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 Contreras Fire.

T UCSON, Ariz. (13 News)—Kitt Peak National Observatory will celebrate 60 years of public tours on September 27, after a period of extended closure due to various challenges.

The Kitt Peak National Observatory is located on I’oligam Du’ag (Manzanita Bush Mountain) at an altitude of about 6,900 feet. The observatory is 56 miles southwest of Tucson in the Schuk Toak ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory is celebrating 60 years of welcoming visitors to the moutnaintop collection of telescopes 55 miles southwest of Tucson.

Home to one of the largest telescopes in the world, Kitt Peak National Observatory, just west of Tucson, is reopening to the public after a lengthy closure due to COVID and a wildfire. FOX 10's ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory is an astronomical research facility located on the land of the Tohono O’odham Nation in the mountains of Tucson, Arizona, ...

A fast-burning wildfire shut down all operations at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, home to one of the largest collections of astronomical instruments in the United States.

Kitt Peak became the birthplace of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), and the 4-meter Mayall Telescope was its flagship. Construction began in 1968, the same year Apollo astronauts ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory was affected by the Contreras Fire, which was started by lightning in 2022. Now they make sure to secure the observatory for monsoon.

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.