Are all stars outside of the first ring eventually (within a month or 2) going to supernova? Are new stars forming  here? I can't really build a fueling station in past the 1st ring, unless I have a ship nearby to pull up the stakes quickly enough, I suppose--if i want that station to survive (they are expensive...)?

Is SOL the only place ships can be built? Are there other systems that have bases that can build ships? Are there modules and stations that can build ships? I am finding it very difficult to get too far from Sol, mostly because my bases and mining facilities keep getting destroyed. I'm trying to find away to set up a new HQ far away--but I really can't, since I have to come back to Sol to make ships and stations.