The world’s largest solar telescope, the iconic McMath–Pierce atop Kitt Peak, has been eclipsed by newer technology and is headed toward eventual demolition if a last-ditch attempt to find a new ...

"A great deal of remediation" will be needed at Kitt Peak National Observatory as a few astronomers return to the site to help it recover from wildfire damage, its managing authority says. Essential ...

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 observatory remains an "active fire fighting" area. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A raging wildfire is "mostly holding" at ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory and the road leading up to it remain closed to the public, three weeks after a wildfire threatened the mountaintop collection of telescopes. It could take several more ...

Construction of the world's largest telescope has reached its highest point with assembly of the roof's dome and large sliding doors that will shield the observatory. The European Southern Observatory ...