Today’s physics news: Renewables ‘help jobs and growth’, Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder and more

Today’s physics news: Renewables ‘help jobs and growth’, Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder and more

Renewables ‘help jobs and growth’
The renewable energy industry supports 110,000 jobs in the UK and could support 400,000 by 2020, a report says.
BBC

SpaceX delays first private launch to International Space Station
SpaceX is pushing back its bid to become the first private company to attempt to launch a spacecraft to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission.
Telegraph

Astrophysics: Prepare for the coming space weather storm
We need to improve estimates of geomagnetic storm size, says Mike Hapgood, so we can be ready for huge disruptions to electrical systems.
Nature

Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder
IceCube sees no neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts
Physics World

Flap around London with the Pigeon Simulator
Have you ever looked at a pigeon and wished you could experience life through its beady eyes? Well now you can, thanks to the Pigeon Simulator
New Scientist