Marisa Stoller
Vacaville Reporter
Colorado, United States
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Looking Up | Always remember to keep looking up
I’ve been gainfully employed in the newspaper industry for a number of years now, but like so many before me, I’m afraid it’s time for me to move on to something new. This will be my last column, a… → Read More
Always remember to keep looking up
I’ve been gainfully employed in the newspaper industry for a number of years now, but like so many before me, I’m afraid it’s time for me to move on to something new. This will be my last column, a… → Read More
Looking Up | The truth behind a shooting star
With the night sky shows scheduled for the next couple of weeks, I thought it would be a good time to revisit meteor showers and the elements that combine to create their brilliant displays. Most p… → Read More
Looking Up | The politics that pushed us to the moon
You may have noticed that over the past month, there’s been a lot of harkening back to Apollo 11 and the moon landing, now that we’re arriving at the 50th anniversary on Saturday. It’s a major anni… → Read More
Looking Up | Do stars twinkle while planets stay steady?
This past weekend, I was fortunate to be able to go out backpacking in Yosemite with my brother and Dad. We went out past May Lake to a secret spot where my brother had proposed to his now-wife two… → Read More
Looking Up | What if the first Martian isn’t American?
Last week, we were taking a look at a poll done by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, where the majority of Americans surveyed were expressing some of their approval … → Read More
Looking Up | Americans’ top priorities for the US space program
I was both encouraged and disheartened by a poll that came out last week, asking Americans about our space program and what the concentrations of it should be. The poll was conducted by The Associa… → Read More
Americans’ top priorities for the US space program
I was both encouraged and disheartened by a poll that came out last week, asking Americans about our space program and what the concentrations of it should be. The poll was conducted by The Associa… → Read More
Looking Up | The moon’s gravity and our oceans
I spent a most enjoyable week last week on the beach in Belize, taking in the sun, sand and surf. We relaxed in lounge chairs as the waves lapped up against the shore, went snorkeling with a multit… → Read More
Frank Drake’s quest for extraterrestrial intelligence
Whenever we talk about scientific principles or equations, like the discussion of the Drake Equation last week, it always begets questions about the creators themselves. So let’s talk about Frank D… → Read More
The likelihood of detecting alien life
“Are we alone in the universe?” It’s a question that sparks the imagination, one that I think all who find astronomy fascinating have asked themselves at least a time or two. Unsurprisingly, it’s p… → Read More
Looking Up | Will living in space become the new norm?
Earlier this month, Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos took to the stage to discuss the future of space exploration. As one of the richest men in the world, even after a costly divorce, Bezos has funneled a … → Read More
Looking Up | The invisible field that protects our planet
With our discussion of auroras last week, we also touched on the magnetic field that protects the Earth from the sun’s most punishing particles. Since it always seems like I have more that I want t… → Read More
The invisible field that protects our planet
With our discussion of auroras last week, we also touched on the magnetic field that protects the Earth from the sun’s most punishing particles. Since it always seems like I have more that I want t… → Read More
The invisible field that protects our planet
With our discussion of auroras last week, we also touched on the magnetic field that protects the Earth from the sun’s most punishing particles. Since it always seems like I have more that I want t… → Read More
Looking Up | The eternal beauty of an aurora
After traveling up to see the August 2017 solar eclipse in Oregon a couple years ago, there’s only one major item left on my Earth-bound astronomic bucket list. That’s to see a big, beautiful auror… → Read More
The eternal beauty of an aurora
After traveling up to see the August 2017 solar eclipse in Oregon a couple years ago, there’s only one major item left on my Earth-bound astronomic bucket list. That’s to see a big, beautiful auror… → Read More
Looking Up | The first direct evidence of the existence of black holes
You may have heard a few weeks ago, when I was away on vacation (gosh darn it, why is my timing always so bad?) that a revolutionary photo had been taken: that of a black hole. The photo itself may… → Read More
Looking Up | The many visitors to Jupiter
Human exploration of our solar system and beyond wouldn’t be much without Jupiter. It may surprise you to know that we don’t have rockets that are powerful enough to get a spacecraft out into the f… → Read More
The stunning storms of Jupiter
This week we’re moving on to that giant ball of gas and storms, the planet Jupiter! Before, we’ve only talked about the terrestrial worlds, those with a solid ground where we can send rovers to exp… → Read More