Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). *Mysterious signals from the galactic centre  Astronomers have discovered that a mysterious gamma-ray signal being emitted from the centre of the Milky Way galaxy is most likely being generated by rapidly spinning neutron stars. The findings solve a long standing mystery about the origins of these strange signals. *Is the Milky Way galaxy getting bigger New research suggests the Milky Way Galaxy is getting bigger. The findings indicate that the galaxy is expanding by a rate of about half a kilometre per second. *Could life exist in the clouds of Venus Scientists are speculating as to whether life could exist in the dense atmospheric clouds of Venus. The hypothesis follows the discovery of microbial life in Earth’s atmosphere. *Virgin Galactic completes first powered test flight Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic will soon be back on schedule following the successful completion of the first powered test flight of the VSS Unity spacecraft. The flight came two and a half years after the fatal mid-air break-up that destroyed the VSS Enterprise. *Ariane 5 DSN-1/Superbird-8 LAUNCH An Ariane 5 rocket has placed two new telecommunications satellites into orbit. *SpaceX launches ten Iridium satellites SpaceX has launched another ten Iridium-Next communications satellites aboard a Falcon-9 rocket. The mission was the fifth launch of ten satellites for Iridium which is building a new 75 satellite constellation for its expanding satellite phone business. You tube video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18-TJ133w70 *The Science Report Clinical trials for a new HIV AIDS vaccine about to begin. The West Greenland Ice Sheet now melting at its fastest rate in centuries. The Great Barrier Reef is facing another climate change threat – this time from acid waters. Study confirms famous winged dinosaur and early bird Archaeopteryx was capable of flying. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Subscribe, rate and review SpaceTime at all good podcasting apps…including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein Radio, google play, Spreaker, Spotify, Deezer etc Would you prefer to have access to the special commercial free version of SpaceTime? Help support the show, subscribe at Patreon....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary Help support SpaceTime : The SpaceTime with Stuart Gary merchandise shop. Get your T-Shirts, Coffee Cups, badges, tote bag + more and help support the show. Check out the range: http://www.cafepress.com/spacetime Thank you. Plus: As a part of the SpaceTime family, you can get a free audio book of your choice, plus 30 days free access from audible.com. Just visit www.audibletrial.com/spacetime or click on the banner link at www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com Email: [email protected] Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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