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Don't Nod's third-person sci-fi adventure Aphelion launches today on Xbox and PC and is available day one in Xbox Game Pass for Ultimate/PC Game Pass. Players control astronaut Ariane who crash-lands on Persephone, a frozen planet, and must survive and locate her wounded partner Thomas using stealth to avoid a hostile lifeform, all while Earth faces destruction.
Don't Nod, the studio behind Life is Strange, teams with the European Space Agency on Aphelion, a PC sci-fi survival adventure where two astronauts crashland and must traverse a frozen world while avoiding a hostile lifeform. It releases in early access on April 28, 2026, as part of this week’s slate of PC titles.
Xbox Game Pass kicks off the week by adding Aphelion (April 28) as a day-one release for Ultimate/PC, a sci‑fi adventure on a frozen Persephone, and Trepang2 (April 29) for Ultimate/Premium/PC, a gory, story-driven FPS. More titles are arriving on April 30, keeping the month’s additions busy.
Xbox is adding 39 new games over the coming week, including several day-one Game Pass launches such as Don’t Nod’s Aphelion. The releases run from April 27-30 across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows, spanning genres from action-adventure and strategy to roguelikes and cozy indies.
Microsoft has unveiled the April Xbox Game Pass lineup, adding Kiln, Aphelion, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard, Trepang2, and more across Cloud/Console/PC with release dates through April and into May; several titles will depart the service on April 30, including Citizen Sleeper, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Goat Simulator, Hunt Showdown 1896, NHL 24, and others.
Xbox Game Pass reveals a busy spring lineup with day-one arrivals like Kiln, Aphelion, Final Fantasy V, and Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard, plus titles such as Little Rocket Lab, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato, Trepang2, Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, Sledding Game, and TerraTech Legion rolling out through April and into May; a number of games will depart at the end of April, with further showcases from ID@Xbox and IGN to highlight more coming soon.
Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun during aphelion in July, but this distance has little impact on seasonal temperatures. The primary factor influencing seasons is Earth's 23.5-degree tilt, which affects how much sunlight different regions receive, making tilt far more significant than the slight variation in distance.
Despite being at its farthest point from the sun during aphelion, Earth's seasons are primarily caused by the planet's tilt of about 23.5 degrees, which affects sunlight angles and intensity, rather than the distance from the sun.
On July 3rd, Earth reaches aphelion, its furthest point from the sun at 94.5 million miles, which is opposite to perihelion in January. Seasons are influenced by Earth's tilt, not proximity to the sun. Additionally, Mars is visible in the evening sky for a few more days before it moves behind the sun, with optimal viewing tonight.
Despite being farthest from the sun today during aphelion, Earth's temperatures are high due to the tilt of its axis, which affects the angle and intensity of sunlight, not the distance from the sun. The warm weather in July is primarily caused by the Earth's axial tilt, not proximity to the sun.
On July 3, 2025, Earth will reach its farthest point from the Sun, called aphelion, at about 152 million kilometers away, but this distance does not determine seasons, which are caused by Earth's axial tilt. The Earth's orbit is elliptical and influenced by gravitational forces from planets like Jupiter and Saturn, causing cyclical changes over thousands of years. Currently, Earth's orbit is nearly circular, affecting the length of seasons, with summer in the Northern Hemisphere being slightly longer than winter.
Halley's Comet, also known as 1P/Halley, has reached aphelion, the farthest point in its orbit from the Sun, and has begun its journey back towards Earth. It is expected to pass by Earth in 2061. Despite its underwhelming appearance during its last visit in 1986, six spacecraft were able to observe its structure. Halley's Comet is a short-period comet that orbits the Sun every 75 to 79 years. Its predictable behavior and short period led to its discovery by astronomer Edmond Halley, who predicted its reappearance in 1705. The comet has been around for at least 16,000 years and creates two meteor showers each year: the Eta Aquariid meteor shower in May and the Orionid meteor shower in October.
Halley's Comet has begun its 38-year journey back toward Earth after passing its furthest point from the Sun. It will be visible when it enters the area of Jupiter in 2058 and will pass Mars before arriving near Earth in June 2061. Stargazers can find detailed information on Space.com for planning a viewing party to see the comet, including its position in the sky, timing, and the best time to see its blue ion tail.
Halley's comet, the most famous comet, has reached its farthest point from the sun and is now beginning its journey back. It will increase its orbital velocity on its return trip, but won't be visible to Earth until June 19, 2061, with its closest point to the sun on July 28 that year. The comet's orbit will favor watchers in the Northern Hemisphere, and it is expected to be at least 10 times brighter than its last appearance in 1986. However, the visibility of the comet will depend on future development and potential light pollution.
Halley's Comet is reaching its farthest point from the sun, known as its aphelion, at a distance of about 35 astronomical units (AU). This marks the midway point of its 76-year orbit around the sun. After spending the last 38 years moving away from Earth, the comet will now spend the next 38 years moving closer. Halley's Comet was the first comet predicted to return to Earth's skies, and it will make its next close approach to the sun in 2061. In the meantime, two meteor showers associated with debris from the comet can be observed twice a year.