Janet Petro makes history as the first woman to lead NASA as acting administrator, bringing fresh perspectives to the agency's missions and a renewed focus on science, engineering, and gender representation in space.

President Donald Trump set a bold new goal in his inauguration speech. He wants to go to Mars. Details are thin, but the aspiration should benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a bevy of publicly traded commercial space stocks.

India, with its space agency ISRO, has been a key partner under the Biden administration through the Artemis Accords. The joint NASA-ISRO project, the NISAR satellite, is in its final stages, representing one of the most expensive Earth observation missions. Trump's administration could redefine these collaborations with more such projects.

Trump did not address how his Mars call might affect NASA’s current plans for a Moon mission. NASA in December pushed back the anticipated launch dates for the Artemis II and Artemis III crewed lunar missions. Artemis II is now scheduled for April 2026 and Artemis III for mid-2027.

The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.

US President Donald Trump is set to address the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Meanwhile, the much-awaited nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards, delayed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires,

Janet Petro makes history as the first woman to lead NASA as acting administrator, bringing fresh perspectives to the agency's missions and a renewed focus on science, engineering, and gender representation in space.

Pure-play space stocks flew higher on Tuesday, in a rally described as exuberance about the sector after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

US President Donald Trump announced that American astronauts will plant the Stars and Stripes on Mars, raising questions about the future of NASA's Ar

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, promised to help American taxpayers while undergoing a contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday.