Overview Located on [once] civilized planets. Cheaper fuel-wise (but drains a little health and energy). Stargate coordinates are found in locations around the world like clues and puzzles. Allows players to easily return to worlds (add books that can be edited so players can write down coordinates or have them save in the books place once discovered) Creates a network for more exploration. EDIT: Just saw the update post which includes stargates...
depends not all planet will necessarily have star gates, plus I think if you travel through one, you should lose the ability to return to your ship till you get back to the planet your ship was at.
Yea, what Goryokaku said is more what I had in mind, but to add to that ships are still relevant because you can still transport chest and equipment while a stargate would be more for quick visits.
In the latest news " Future of Starbound " , Tiy said already that there will be Stargates ---> " Teleporters: Stargates between planets and eventually between servers. "
Yea thats what the "EDIT: Just saw the update post which includes stargates..." is for but the form can still be used to give ideas of how they can be used and implemented.
"Stargate" is a way of conveying the teleporter idea that is well known it can be renamed if need be.