The provisional smoothed sunspot number peaked at 125.2 in June 2023 (SILSO), marking what is most likely the first maximum of solar cycle 25. A second, higher maximum is expected later in 2024.
Complex active region NOAA 3561 won this week's prize for most prolific M-class flare producer against the favorite sunspot region NOAA 3559. The latter took the award for most intense M-class flare.
The Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate (JSWSC) opens a Topical Issue on "Fast and slow solar winds: Origin, evolution and Space Weather effects".