The virtual panel is called Saving the Night: Protecting Dark Skies in Our National Parks and is free to attend. It will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22.

Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a U.S. astronomical observatory on Kitt Peak in Pima County, Arizona. It was the first national optical observatory in the U.S. Located about 54 miles (87 ...

The Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson has one of the largest arrays of optical and radio telescopes in the world. It operates telescopes for research and public viewing, hosts exhibits on ...

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 ...

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. The National ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Vivian Segundo has worked in the gift shop at Kitt Peak National Observatory for 26 years. Combing through items on a shelf in the shop, she rearranged memorabilia.

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 ...

Earth's newest observatory opened to the public in Kosovo on June 20 to mark the summer solstice. 1 The first National Observatory and Planetarium of Kosovo (OPKK) opened to the public on June 20 ...