Journal of Eco Astronomy

16/07/2026

Astro Week | Eco Astronomy Inc | International Lecture Series 2026 🔱

Let’s talk about Space Biology Explained: What Happens to Life Beyond Earth?

Guest Speaker: Dr. Chiara Martinelli | Senior Research Fellow | Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. | Space & Microgravity Research | STEM & Space Outreach Advocate.

Chiara Martinelli, Ph.D., is a researcher in Medical Nanotechnology and Research Fellow at Politecnico di Milano (Italy), working at the intersection of bioengineering, regenerative medicine, and advanced in vitro models. Her research combines life sciences, microgravity research, and space biology to investigate how biological systems respond to extreme environments. Alongside her academic activity, she is actively involved in STEM outreach and science communication, promoting accessible and inclusive engagement with space science.

Date and Time: 18th of July 2026 | 6.30 PM TO 7.30 PM [IST]

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Eco Astronomy Inc | 2026

02/07/2026

Astro Week | Eco Astronomy Inc | International Lecture Series 2026🔱

Lets talk about Mining the Cosmos: Sphingomonas desiccabilis and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in Space Microbial Metal Extraction.

Guest speaker :Dr. Luca Tonietti | PostDoctoral Research Fellow, Astrobiology and Cosmic Physics Laboratory (ACPL). Department of Science and Technology, Parthenope University of Naples, Italy.

Dr. Luca Tonietti is an astrobiologist and researcher at the University of Naples Parthenope, with affiliations to the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF-OACN), the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IPCF), and collaborator at the Planetary Habitability Laboratory at the University of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. His research focuses on the origin of life, geobiology of extreme environments, space biomining, and cosmic dust. He is actively involved in several European Space Agency (ESA) projects, including the Comet Interceptor mission. Dr. Tonietti is author of different scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals. In 2025, he was awarded the Ernesto Capocci Award by INAF for the best scientific publication in the field of Solar System research. Alongside his academic work, he is actively engaged in science communication and public outreach, promoting astrobiology, planetary science, and space exploration to diverse audiences.

Date and Time : 27th of June 2026 | 6.30 PM TO 8.00 PM [IST]

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Eco Astronomy Inc | 2026

19/06/2026

Unlocking the secrets of the cosmos through molecular science. 🌌

We are thrilled to invite you to the next installment of our International Lecture Series 2026 as part of Astro Week, hosted by Eco Astronomy Inc 🔱

We are honored to host Dr. Jyothi Basapathi R | Senior Research Assistant in Astrobiology at Northumbria University, UK. Join us for an enlightening session titled: “Detecting the Undetectable: DNA sequencing and its implications for search for life.”

Dr. Basapathi brings an incredible wealth of expertise in biotechnology and molecular microbiology, with a specific focus on the lower limits of life detection in extreme environments. Her work at the intersection of DNA detectability and planetary protection is crucial for the future of space exploration and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial life.

| Date: 20th June 2026 | Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM [IST]

Don’t miss this opportunity to dive deep into the science of biological signatures in space.

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19/06/2026

අප ආයතනය හරහා නිර්මාණය කරන ලද කෘතීම පස් සහිත [ Mars Regolith Simulant ] නිර්මාණය කිරීම සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හමුවන Serpentinite පාෂාණ භාවිතා කර ඇති අතර විජයානු හා උස්බ්ම් සංකීරණය අතර තෝරාගත් ස්ථාන 4කින් ගත් සාම්පල වේ [ සියළු සාම්පල ලබාගැනීම ජාතික උද්‍යාන වලින් බැහැරව සිදුකර ඇත]. මෙම පාෂාණ ගිනිකඳු ආශ්‍රිත පූර්ව ක්‍රියාකරම්, ඛාදන ක්‍රියාවලීන් [ Ultramafic formation, weathering and erosion ] හේතුවෙන් නිර්මාණය වූවාවේ. මෙම ස්ථාන වලට උල්කාපාත වැටීම් හෝ ඒ ආශ්‍රිත කිසිදු ක්‍රියාකාරකමක විද්‍යාත්ම දත්ත දැනට හමුවී නොමැත. තවද ඒ සම්භන්ද ඛණිජ විද්‍යාත්මක තොරතුරුද අප ආයතනය සතුවේ [ via MBDB, Astromaterials Data System and UCLA Cosmochemistry Database ]. Eco Astronomy - Mars Space EXOTIC Lab හි උෂ්ණත්වය අංශක 1500 - 1750 තරම් ඉහළ අගයක නිර්මාණය වන මෙම සාම්පල පසුව අඟහරුගේ APXS දත්ත සමඟ ක්‍රමාංකණය කරනු ලබයි. අප ආයතනය නිර්මාණාය කල Mars Regolith Simulant / කෘතීම අඟහරු පාෂාණ Mars Society– MDRS හා protoplanet india යන පර්යේෂණ ආයතන සඳහා ලබා දී ඇත. මෙහි දක්වා ඇත්තේ 2022 -2024 දක්වා වූ කාල සීමාවට අදාල දත්ත පමණක් බව කරුණාවෙන් සළකන්න.

Visit :

1. https://ecoastronomy.edu.lk/get-mars-simulant-soil/
2.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/389436982_The_Synthesis_and_Characterization_of_Artificial_Mars_Regolith_for_Astrobiological_and_Geotechnical_Applications

3.https://ecoastronomy.edu.lk/highly-upgraded-mars-regolith-simulant-from-eco-astronomy-inc/

Eco Astronomy Inc | 2026

04/06/2026

Apply Now | Online Certificate Course in Exoplanets: Introduction to Life on Earth & Beyond the Solar System

ජෛව තාරකා විද්‍යා පර්යේෂණ ආයතනය හරහා හඳුන්වා දෙනු ලබන Exoplanets, Life on Earth & Beyond the Solar System සම්භන්ද ද්විත්ව සහතික පත්‍ර පාඨමාලාව | [Batch 01 | English medium and Sinhala medium]

DURATION: 2 Months/ Each Sunday 4.00pm to 6.00pm [IST]

Application deadline: 18th of June 2026 | START: 21st of June 2026 | Priority registration: Only the first 20 seats are available

More information : https://ecoastronomy.edu.lk/online-certificate-course-in-exoplanets-introduction-to-life-on-earth-beyond-the-solar-system/

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04/06/2026

The Journal of Eco Astronomy is calling research papers for IS 02 | VOL 02 | 2026 | Submit your article now.

The Journal of Eco Astronomy (JEA), a multidisciplinary pioneering open-access journal founded in 2017 by Eco Astronomy Inc. JEA operates as a zero-fee journal, charging authors no publication or article processing fees (APC). The Journal of Eco Astronomy (JEA) features Crossref metadata processing, with an individual Digital Object Identifier (DOI) assigned to each published article. All articles are published open access under a Creative Commons license to ensure proper attribution and reuse permissions.

Deadline to submit an article: July 31, 2026

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JEA 2026 | Eco Astronomy Inc | 2026

27/05/2026

Ever wonder what prehistoric mammals actually looked like? 🐘 A new study on Sri Lankan fossils is bringing the past to life! By blending paleontology with modern wildlife data and cutting-edge 3D animation, scientists are creating hyper-realistic models of long-extinct animals

Ever wonder what mammals may have looked like? A new study examining Sri Lankan mammals can answer that! Using 3D animation combined with and modern examples, photo-realistic models can be created of long-extinct animals.

Image: FIGURE 3. Comparison between original 3D models and revised sculptures of ancient animals. A, Palaeoloxodon namadicus sinhaleyus (blue) derived from the model of a modern elephant (pink); B, Rhinoceros sinhaleyus (green) derived from the model of a modern rhinoceros (orange).

Authors: Jason Kennedy and Aravinda Ravibhanu Sumanarathna

Full Paper: https://doi.org/10.26879/1616

18/05/2026

Eco Astronomy Inc | ජීව තාරකා විද්‍යාව හා ෆොසිල විද්‍යාව සහතික පත්‍ර පාඨමාලාවේ අතිරේක ක්‍රියාකාරකම් ලෙස Open Science Training Program 2026, Phase 01 | පුහුණු වැඩමුළුව සිදුකල අතර එය සාර්ථකව නිමාකර සහතික පත්‍ර ලබාගත් සිසු සිසුවියන්. At Eco Astronomy Inc., we have guided all of our students toward achieving this prestigious certification, officially issued by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD).

Congratulations to all the students who have successfully earned their certificates from(SMD). We are thrilled to celebrate our students at Eco Astronomy Inc. for earning their official NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) certificates! 🚀 | Our team provided dedicated guidance to ensure every student met the standards for this prestigious NASA initiative. This milestone reflects our ongoing mission to bridge the gap between academic study and world-class scientific excellence.

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