Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Another huge Starbound [ Official Site Steam ] update is now live! Spacefarer as the name might suggest brings a large focus to what you can do in space.Many things were added and overhaul in this absolutely stormer of an update. The cockpit navigation from your ships now has Planets, Moons and Ships all visible and they orbit in real time. There's also now NPC stations, friendly and hostile NPC ships, and strange space anomalies to visit.Customizable mechs! What would space be without cool mech units to travel around in? They can also be deployed on planets if you need a bit of extra firepower.You can now own your own space station, yes really. They are modular, so you can customize them to fit your needs.This might well bring me back to it. It sounds incredibly exciting. See the full changelog here