Virgin Orbit has secured licences for the UK’s first space launch and we hear from the lead scientist who uncovered the ‘first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal’. 

Plus, Musk says he will step down as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish enough’ to replace him.

Also in this episode:

• Nasa’s Insight Mars lander goes dark after 4 years on Red Planet
• Queen’s ‘hedgehog’ mushroom among new discoveries recorded by Kew Gardens in 2022
• Archaeologists pinpoint ‘tomb of Jesus’ midwife’ in Israeli forest
• Star Trek-style detector 'could spot alien spaceships’ in the Milky Way
• Rolls-Royce completes build of UltraFan demonstrator engine designed to run on sustainable fuel
• Messi's World Cup photo beats egg to be the most-liked picture ever on Instagram