TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to unveil its first imagery at a livestreamed event today, showcasing cosmic phenomena on an unprecedented scale. This marks the ...

The University of Arizona campus has grown up around its first observatory, which is still used to show the night sky to guests of its public lecture series. Steward Observatory was on the outskirts ...

A fast-spreading wildfire southwest of Tucson burned through the property of the Kitt Peak National Observatory early Friday, but the damage to the world famous telescope site was not known, officials ...

PHOENIX — Stargazing: Easily one of the most relaxing and beautiful activities. But did you know one of the best stargazing sites in the nation could be right in your backyard? (Well, kind of.) The ...

A wildfire outside of Tucson, Arizona has claimed four buildings at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, a major astronomical research centre. The buildings included some housing and two minor ...

TUCSON, AZ — Four non-scientific buildings at the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson were lost in a wildfire, but early indications show other buildings on the property didn’t appear ...

His Eminence Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo, the President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, will visit the offices of the Vatican Observatory Research Group at the University of ...

Amid the burning Arizona sands, three peaks form a triangle of superlatives surrounding Tucson. Atop Mount Graham sits the world’s largest optical telescope. Mount Hopkins is home to North America’s ...

Hillary Mathis helped construct one of the most unusual astronomical instruments ever conceived. She was still an undergraduate when she worked on a set of nine cartridges designed to hold circular ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Officials are moving the NASA retired SOFIA 747 from the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to Pima Air and Space Museum. A Boeing 747 modified to explore space landed at ...