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It's moon flyby day, folks.

The Artemis II astronauts are expected to make history today as they reach distances no humans have ever traveled before on their journey around the moon.

The four-person crew — Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Jeremy Hansen — aboard the Orion spacecraft is scheduled to pass the distance record of 248,655 miles from Earth, set in 1970 by the Apollo 13, and continue on to 252,760 miles. In doing so, they'll be the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon in real time.

They won't be landing, but they will be gathering vital insights and data that will help NASA prepare for a future lunar landing in a couple of years' time. It's the most critical part of the 10-day mission, and you can tune into the historical event live.

Where to watch the Artemis II moon flyby livestream

NASA will provide live coverage of the historic lunar flyby on Monday, April 6, beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET. Fortunately, they won't gatekeep the livestream; you have plenty of options to tune in.

NASA+, the space agency's streaming service, will livestream the flyby, as well as the agency's YouTube channel and social media accounts. All of these options are completely free. Several streaming services are also hosting the NASA+ livestream on their platforms, if you prefer to watch there, including Netflix and Peacock.

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While coverage starts at 1:00 p.m. ET, the flyby itself isn't expected until around 2:45 p.m. ET. NASA has outlined key lunar flyby times and milestones, but they are subject to change based on real-time operations. The crew will surpass the record for humans' farthest distance from Earth around 1:56 p.m. ET, and audio-only remarks from the astronauts will begin shortly after.

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Save $151.99: As of April 6, the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are down to just $248 at Amazon. The 38% discount on their $399.99 list price puts them just $5 away from their record-low price of $243.

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Just because Amazon's Big Spring Sale ended last week doesn't mean you missed your opportunity to snag a great headphones deal ahead of Prime Day.

Prime example (no pun intended): the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are on sale at Amazon for $248, putting them just $5 away from their Spring Sale price (and lowest price ever) of $243. This deal also slashes $151.99 off their $399.99 price tag — and makes them a whopping $210 cheaper than the $458 WH-1000XM6 headphones.

Of course, the XM6 headphones are priced higher because they're newer. That said, I tested the XM5 and XM6 headphones head to head, and found that unless folding ear cups are a non-negotiable for you or the XM6s had a stellar sale, the XM5s remained the better value headphones. The noise-cancellation felt about on par with the newer headphones, and while the XM6s have slightly better sound and a better design, I wouldn't say it's the difference of $210.

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The Artemis II mission is about to go down in the annals of history, traveling farther in space than any other crewed mission as the Orion spacecraft slingshots around the dark side of the moon. But it's making history in more ways than one.

In fact, the journey has been filled with firsts. It's the first time a woman astronaut and a Black astronaut have made their way to the moon. It's the first crewed launch of NASA's Artemis program, a multi-year effort to get us back on the lunar surface. It's also the first time humans have left Earth's orbit since 1972.

And, to the fascination of many online, the Artemis II crew is the first to bring iPhones into space.

"Home, Seen from Orion" photograph by Commander Reid Wiseman, taken with an iPhone 17 Pro Max aboard the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA SEE ALSO: The quirky stuff NASA packed in the Orion spaceship for Artemis II

Armed with a vessel equipped with the space agency's finest tech (don't mind the broken toilet or glitchy Outlook setups), the team also slipped the thin, aluminum unibody of Apple's latest iPhone 17 Pro Max into their space suit pockets. And they've been using the devices to document the journey, including two "selfies" posted by NASA and crew member accounts this past weekend.

In one image, taken April 2, mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of the Orion spacecraft windows, her face in shadow as the brilliant image of Earth shines behind her. The second image shows Commander Reid Wiseman in the same dramatic fashion, a mirror image of Koch, the two space voyagers looking back at their home.

"Spaceship Earth" photograph by mission specialist Christina Koch, taken with iPhone 17 Pro Max. Credit: NASA "Thinking of You, Earth" photograph by Commander Reid Wiseman, taken with an iPhone 17 Pro Max. Credit: NASA

According to the NASA Johnson Space Center Flickr page, the photos were taken with the iPhone's front camera, so, yes, they are technically selfies. And if you want even more specs, the photos were taken with the 2.715mm lens, f/1.9 aperture, and with the flash off.

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The Artemis II crew got the green light to bring iPhone 17s aboard the spacecraft months ago and had them in hand during their pre-flight quarantine. Smartphones have left Earth's orbit before, including on the 2021 Inspiration4 SpaceX flight and the last mission of the American Space Shuttle program.

In a statement to the New York Times, Apple said they weren't involved in the approval processes for sending the phones into space, but that it's "the first time an iPhone had fully qualified for extended use in orbit and beyond."

Credit: Mashable screenshot / NASA / Instagram

The devices can't connect to the internet or even Bluetooth, but they can take photos and videos of the journey, which are then handed over to the Artemis teams back on Earth.

"We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world. Just as important, we challenged longstanding processes and qualified modern hardware for spaceflight on an expedited timeline," explained NASA administrator Jared Isaacman in a February X post.

The devices even made their way into the NASA livestream, with one flying across the cockpit from the hand of mission specialist Jeremy Hansen and over the head of pilot Victor Glover.

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So, how are Koch and Wiseman posting these incredible photos to the 'gram, without access to the internet (and while literally flying a spacecraft to the moon)?

"All four astronauts will hand their social media over to our respective agencies," Wiseman explained in a pre-flight social media post. "While we're up there, [NASA's] social media coordinator for the astronaut office, Camille, will be posting for myself, Victor, and Christina. We will write the content, we'll give her the ideas, we'll send pictures down while we're on our way out to the moon and back, and then she'll do the posting."

Everyone say thank you, Camille!

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The Boys Season 5 is the most exhausting TV viewing experience I've ever had.

While the show began as a savvy skewering of superhero stories, it soon devolved into a punishing political satire with all the sharpness of a baseball bat. Season 5 continues that trend with The Boys' darkest, most dour season yet — one that plays at commenting on our fractured America, but only offers shock value as opposed to real substance.

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The Boys Season 5 picks up a year after the events of Season 4, when Homelander (Antony Starr) took control of the U.S. government. Since then, he's continued to shore up his volatile base and imprison any detractors in so-called freedom camps. There, detainees like the Boys' Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso), and Frenchie (Tomer Capone) are subjected to a non-stop deluge of Vought propaganda. Oh, and they're routinely tortured by sadistic Supe guards, including Love Sausage (Derek Johns), whose extendable penis gets extensive screen time as a tool for keeping prisoners in check.

The penis whip of it all is emblematic of The Boys' decline: Take something that was initially fun and shocking, then beat the enjoyment and surprise out of it until all you're left with is a resigned feeling of, "Oh, we're doing this again."

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The biggest offender here is the show's relentless focus on Homelander, whose megalomania reaches new heights in Season 5. However, while his ambitions keep growing, everything else about him has plateaued. After Homelander faced no consequences for killing a civilian in plain sight in the Season 3 finale, the show has escalated the atrocities he commits to prove over and over that he can get away with murder and still have the United States in the palm of his hand. It's bleak to the point of numbing.

The Boys' political satire lacks depth. Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Laz Alonso, Erin Moriarty, and Jack Quaid in "The Boys." Credit: Jasper Savage / Prime Video

Adding to that numbness is the fact that America's current reality is more upsetting than anything The Boys tries to conjure up.

Showrunner Eric Kripke has revealed that Season 5 was written before the 2024 election, and that the writers were envisioning a cautionary tale of what a new authoritarian America would have looked like should Donald Trump win. Of course, what they wanted to caution against is exactly what happened, leading to some eerie parallels between Season 5 and the real world. Coordinated police efforts to round up Starlight (Erin Moriarty) supporters recall ICE raids, while Homelander remains an explicit stand-in for Trump. However, the show's satire is unprepared to meet the real world's political moment.

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Like in past seasons, The Boys Season 5 seems to believe that simply name-dropping buzzwords is satire enough. Every episode feels like the show is running down a hot-button topic checklist, crossing off talking points like immigration, trans rights, and DEI initiatives without actually saying anything new or specific. If Trump had lost the 2024 election, perhaps we'd be able to look at these scenes and laugh a little about the the nightmarish alternate history we might have lived through. Instead, these moments bludgeon us with our reality and even feel dated by this point, enough to make you wish for truly any course correction and deeper introspection on the show's part concerning the second Trump presidency.

Even most of the non-overtly political elements of the season are slogs, from uninspired pop culture references (a Nicole Kidman AMC parody in 2026? Really?) to some of the most heinous insults you're ever heard. I get it, The Boys revels in its own rancidness. But five seasons in, the effects are stifling, and the lack of catharsis turns even the most ridiculous of fight scenes into joyless affairs.

There are still standout moments this season. Notably, they involve little to no Homelander. Personal conflicts within the Boys offer up rich character moments for the whole team, including a tense, paranoia-fueled sequence. Elsewhere, the Deep's (Chace Crawford) misadventures provide The Boys' most consistent dose of silliness, even if his manosphere podcast once again skews too far into checklist territory.

But on the whole, The Boys Season 5 is nowhere near a powerful swan song for what was once a refreshing superhero takedown. Instead, it's an agonized limp to the finish.

The first two episodes of The Boys Season 5 premiere April 8 on Prime Video, with a new episode every Wednesday.

SAVE 40%: As of April 6, you can snag the Eufy E25 robot vacuum-mop combo for $599.99, down from $999.99, at Amazon. That's a 40% discount or a $400 price cut.

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If you're tired of spending your weekends cleaning (especially if you have messy pets running around and leaving surprises), you need to jump on this deal. The Eufy brand is a regular on our best robot vacuum roundups, and one of its top-rated models just hit a new record-low price.

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You can snag the Eufy E25 robot vacuum-mop combo for $599.99 at Amazon. That's a 40% discount or a $400 price cut. This is the lowest we've seen this model go for to date, and a pretty solid deal for a fully loaded combo unit.

The Eufy E25 is an all-in-one floor-cleaning system that delivers 20,000 Pa of suction. It uses DuoSpiral anti-tangle brushes that are designed to suck up pet hair without clogging the machine (something I've had to deal with a lot with my Roomba and my stick vacuum). It's also totally hands-free: it automatically empties the dustbin, washes the roller mop, dries it at 122 degrees Fahrenheit, and refills the water tank all by itself. Basically, you can set it, forget it, and come home to spotless floors without ever getting your hands dirty.

With more than 53,000 reviews and a 4.3-star rating, this is definitely an upgrade worth making.

These days, there are literally dozens of streaming devices and dongles available, often at extremely affordable price points. But if you're an enthusiast or want more power and features than a $30 Fire TV Stick can deliver, you'll want this 11-year-old streaming device.

SAVE $50.01: The Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds are on sale at Amazon for $58.99, down from the standard price of $109. That's a 46% discount that matches the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon.

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If you've ever left home without your earbuds, you recognize their importance. They're with us all the time these days. On the commute to work, at the gym, on the afternoon walk, and even when we're trying to fall asleep. If you're looking for a fresh pair but don't want to spend big money, check out this deal.

As of April 6, the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds are on sale at Amazon for $58.99, marked down from the standard price of $109. That works out to a 46% discount, matching the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon. Today's limited-time discount shaves $50.01 off the normal price.

If you don't yet own something from Nothing, get ready to be wowed. The British tech company is quietly making incredible products that are shockingly affordable. The Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds fall into this category of Nothing products that should cost way more.

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For starters, there's the 42.5 hour listening time with the included case. Yes, that's nearly two days of non-stop listening before you'll need to plug them in. On top of this, the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds have excellent sound quality and noise cancellation.

You can also be connected to two devices at once with the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds and if you have a Nothing phone, you can get ChatGPT right in your ears.

Amazon has the $58.99 sale price listed as a limited-time offer, with a countdown timer indicating this deal expires at 8:30 p.m. ET tonight. So if you're in the market for affordable and shockingly impressive earbuds, hop on this deal to get the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds.

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SAVE $100: As of April 6, the Sonos Ace noise-cancelling headphones are on sale at Amazon for just $299. That's $100 or 25% off their list price, but you'll have to act fast.

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While last month's Amazon Big Spring Sale offered the best savings on headphones we've seen since Black Friday, most of our favorite deals up and disappeared once the event ended on March 31. But not all of them. If you act fast, you can still grab the Sonos Ace noise-cancelling headphones for $100 off.

As of April 6, the Sonos Ace are just $299 at Amazon. That's 25% off their list price of $399 and just $20 away from their best price on record, according to our favorite price-tracking tool. You'll have to add them to your cart quickly, though, as the deal clock is ticking down (at the time of writing, you have about 13 hours to secure the discount).

These are the brand's first foray into headphones and Sonos basically aced it. Released in spring 2024 after three years in the making, the Sonos Ace headphones are a sight for sore eyes. Beyond looks, though, they offer incredible sound quality, great spatial audio, and an impressive 30-hour battery life with noise cancellation turned on. Mashable's tester Miller Kern also noted, "No exaggeration, these are the most comfortable over-ear headphones I’ve personally tried."

Kern's biggest complaints about the headphones were the ear cup seal (it could be tighter) and the steep price, which originally was $449. The brand knocked the list price down to $399 last summer, making them a little more palatable. Now with an extra $100 savings, they're actually a solid deal.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has not been especially well received by critics, but it is serving one important purpose: introducing new people to the two excellent games it was named after. And for a limited time, you can get in on the fun with a discount.

Nintendo announced a temporary promotion from April 12 to May 9: anyone who buys a Nintendo Switch 2 console alongside Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (the official name of a package containing both games) will get $20 off. This offer works with either the physical or digital version of the Galaxy games, but only if you get a Switch 2 at the same time. You also need to buy them from a participating retailer, which includes Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and GameStop.

SEE ALSO: Is it worth buying a Nintendo Switch 2 for 'Pokémon Pokopia'? Buy now and save. Credit: Nintendo

If my math is right, participating in this promotion would cost a total of $500 between the Switch 2 and the games, down from a total of $520 before taxes. It's not a huge discount, in other words, but considering how infrequently Nintendo discounts any of its products, especially the Switch 2, this might be a decent excuse for someone to pull the trigger on a Switch 2. Especially if they have kids who loved the Galaxy movie — or if you've been dying to get in on the Pokémon Pokopia craze.

While the movie seems like it's not great, I can personally confirm that both Galaxy games are fantastic and look exceptional running in 4K on a Switch 2.

They're some of the best modern Super Mario adventures and are absolutely worth the time of anyone even remotely curious about them. Head to a retailer near you starting on April 12 to experience greatness.

For more information, you can read the fine print at the Nintendo retail offers page.

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SAVE $149: As of April 6, the new Apple MacBook Air (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is cheaper than it was during the Amazon Big Spring Sale in both the 13-inch and 15-inch models. Get the 13-inch for $949.99 (reg. $1,099) and the 15-inch for $1,149.99 (reg. $1,299).

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Just shy of a month old, the new Apple MacBook Air officially has its biggest discount to date. Yes, it's now even cheaper than it was during Amazon's Big Spring Sale, which just wrapped up last week.

As of April 6, both the 13-inch and 15-inch M5 MacBook Airs are $149.01 off their list prices of $1,099 and $1,299, bringing the starting prices down to just $949.99 or $1,149.99. That's $100 cheaper than both models were during the Spring Sale. Not to mention, both base models are already technically $100 cheaper than their predecessors, making this an even better value. Both base models feature 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

TBH, the M5 MacBook Air isn't a whole lot different than the M4 Air, but that's not a bad thing. Both laptops are incredibly powerful and competitively priced. Besides the M5 chip being a step up from the M4, they now start with more base storage, are configurable with up to 4TB (up from 2TB), and feature Apple's N1 wireless chip for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support. Otherwise, the specs are largely comparable to the previous generation. The M5 Air still packs a 60Hz Liquid Retina display, 12MP Center Stage webcam, dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, and 18-hour battery life.

If you already own an M4 Air, there's not a huge incentive here to upgrade. But if you're rocking an older MacBook, I highly recommend grabbing the M5 model in either size while it's $149 cheaper. This deal turns an already solid value laptop into a spectacular one, shrinking the gap between the Air and Apple's budget Neo laptop to just $350.

PRIME MEMBERS SAVE 20¢ PER GALLON: Instead of the standard 10¢ per gallon discount, Prime members can take advantage of Fuel Up Friday to save 20¢ per gallon when pumping gas every Friday through May. Locations include bp, Amoco, and participating ampm and Thorntons locations.

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Fuel prices are up. How high will they go? No one knows, but Amazon is giving a bit of respite to Prime members who fill up the tank on Fridays until the end of May. Here's how to cash in on the savings.

Prime members are eligible to save 20¢ per gallon when refueling on every Friday through May 29. You'll need to swing by any bp, Amoco, or a participating ampm or Thorntons to get the savings. First, you'll need to link your Amazon Prime account in the Earnify app and enter your phone number. After that, you'll be able to use the app to save 20¢ per gallon once every Friday. If you need to refuel any other day of the week, you'll get 10¢ off per gallon as a Prime member.

A Prime membership comes with plenty of perks. Throughout the year, members get special access to sales, discounts, free books, two-day shipping, streaming privileges on Prime Video, and more. Added to the list is now saving save 20¢ per gallon when filling up the gas tank on Fridays until the end of May.

SEE ALSO: Amazon is reportedly moving its annual Prime Day sale this year

Keep in mind this is valid only for U.S. Prime members and you can only use the discount once every Friday, so you won't be able to fuel up vehicles for the entire family. Amazon mentions 7,500 gas stations are participating in this deal, so there should be one fairly nearby your home.

Since this deal is valid through May 29, you still have eight Fridays to refuel with while saving 20¢ per gallon. If you're already a Prime member, there's good reason to take advantage of this savings.

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