>Not sure if anyone remembers the old Stargate Universe spinoff,
Anyone who does not must be pitied.
The ancient game Elite and its fan remake also have a solar fuel scoop mechanic. You have to carefully fly just close enough to a sun to scoop useful quantities of hydrogen, but if you get too close your hull starts to melt. It's a fun mechanic.
A similar idea is that by flying close to a sun, you can kill Vux Limpets or other problems onboard your ship.
More clear names of topics please. This topic named "Report from Planet Surface" was created for discussion about developers progress updates? Confusing.
The best development blog I have ever seen is Factorio Friday Facts https://www.factorio.com/blog/ Some pictures, gifs, plans, discussion of development problems, coding insides.