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Samsung announced a free over-the-air software upgrade that brings the latest features and security enhancements to millions of Galaxy devices across multiple generations, with rollout staggered by region and model. Users can update via Settings > Software update; no cost to consumers, and compatibility varies by device.
Samsung has begun a global, early rollout of One UI 8.5, with stable updates reaching multiple Galaxy lineups (including Z Fold 5/Z Flip 5, S24, S23, S23 FE, A56, A36) as of May 18, 2026. The rollout started in Korea and went global by May 11, with more devices and regions expected to receive the update soon. Users can check for the update via Settings > Software update > Download and install.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released a new high-resolution infrared image of a distant spiral galaxy about 45 million light-years away, revealing its dusty spiral arms and bright star-forming regions while showcasing Webb’s ability to probe galaxy structure in unprecedented detail.
Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 8.5 to millions of Galaxy devices, introducing a slate of new features and performance improvements across its software ecosystem.
Samsung confirms a free Android upgrade will begin rolling out on May 11 to eligible Galaxy devices, arriving in waves and bringing new features plus security improvements.
Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 8.5, starting in Korea on May 6 with plans to expand to additional regions. The update brings Galaxy AI features across devices including Galaxy S25/S25 FE, S24/S24 FE, Z Fold7/Flip7, Z Fold6/Flip6, and Galaxy Tab S11/S10, with availability and timing varying by model and market.
Nintendo has added official soundtracks for Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 (and a Galaxy Movie score playlist) to Spotify for a limited time to celebrate Mario’s 40th anniversary, spanning about 130 tracks; duration of availability isn’t specified and some see it as a promotional move for Nintendo Music and the film.
Shigeru Miyamoto says The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s expanded Peach backstory—redefining Peach and Rosalina as sisters—could shape future Mario games, with Nintendo aiming to align game continuity with the film’s settings rather than sticking to decades of established game lore, despite the movie’s negative reception.
Samsung has expanded AirDrop-style file sharing to more Galaxy devices via Quick Share, enabling cross‑platform transfers with iOS. However, the rollout appears buggy and uneven, with some users seeing the option but reporting it doesn’t work, suggesting Samsung is still ironing out the feature.
Samsung’s Galaxy devices on One UI 8.5 gain a significantly upgraded Linux Terminal that can run graphical Linux apps, shows access to all shared storage folders (DCIM, Movies, Android, etc.), and is operable via ADB commands; the feature aligns with Android 16 QPR2’s graphical-apps support, but enabling Terminal now requires ADB and the Developer Options search for Terminal is removed.
Astronomers tracked galaxy J0218−0036 (about 10 billion light-years away) and found its central supermassive black hole dimmed by about 20x overall and ~50x in the active nucleus from the early 2000s to 2023. Dust obscuration was ruled out, pointing to an intrinsic drop in accretion with the Eddington ratio falling from ~0.4 to ~0.008. The observed e-folding timescale is roughly 2,000 days in the observed frame (~700 days rest frame), far faster than standard models predict, suggesting a change in accretion mode and challenging current black hole growth theories.
Astronomers using Gaia data found Sun-like stars, including the Sun, clustered around 4–6 billion years old at similar distances from the Galactic center, implying the Sun migrated outward from the core; this migration helps time the Milky Way's corotation barrier and suggests moving away from the center aided life’s emergence on Earth.
Samsung has published a list of satellite-ready apps that can work on Galaxy devices even without cellular coverage, enabled through carrier partnerships in Europe, Japan, and North America. Galaxy S22+ and newer models generally support direct satellite connectivity (with some markets also supporting select Galaxy A series), and service varies by country. Current satellite-ready apps include Find My Mobile, Google Maps, Google Play Services, WhatsApp, Samsung Account, Samsung Health, Weather, and X (Twitter), among others.
Astronomers using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Euclid and the Subaru Telescope identified Candidate Dark Galaxy-2 (CDG-2), a distant galaxy that appears to be about 99.9% dark matter and extremely star-poor. The galaxy’s mass is inferred from a halo of four globular clusters, suggesting a rare, almost-dark galaxy that could provide a cleaner probe of dark matter—though further observations, including with the James Webb Space Telescope, are needed to confirm its dark matter content.
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope, Euclid, and the Subaru Telescope have identified Candidate Dark Galaxy-2 (CDG-2) in the Perseus Cluster, a galaxy so faint it’s dominated by dark matter—at least 99.9%—with four globular clusters indicating a massive dark halo and little to no starlight. The finding, based on globular clusters around a largely starless galaxy, suggests such dark galaxies may be common and could provide clean tests of dark matter physics; further observations with the James Webb Space Telescope could help confirm its dark matter content.