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2.3m Bok Telescope Tower (Left) and 4m Mayall Telescope Tower on Kitt Peak Photo By: TJ Gibbs/ArizonaSonoraNews

Uncertainty haunts future of Kitt Peak

TJ Gibbs May 11, 2017

The former astronomical hot spot of the world is finding itself in a battle to remain relevant. Kitt Peak National Observatory, located about 55 miles southwest of Tucson, was founded in 1958. It...

Generated image of what the Great Magellan Telescope will look like once assembled. Image provided by GMTO (Giant Magellan Telescope Org)

UA mirror lab gets one mirror closer to observing faint objects

Jorge Encinas December 9, 2015

Astronomical observations are about to move one step closer to reaching new heights as the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, at the University of Arizona, prepares to remove another segment of the Giant Magellan...

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