Starfield - All Powers And How To Unlock Them

You can acquire over 20 Force-like powers in Starfield. The mechanic itself is initially part of the main quest.

You can acquire over 20 Force-like powers in Starfield. The mechanic itself is initially part of the main quest. Later, though, you might find a few via sandbox free-roaming. Our Starfield powers guide discusses how you can unlock these abilities by visiting temples on distant planets. Likewise, please be reminded that this article contains spoilers.
All unlockable powers in Starfield

The Starfield powers become available during a mission called Into the Unknown. At the start, you'll look for additional artifact pieces. However, at the end of the quest, you're told to head to Procyon III.
How to locate temples

Upon checking Procyon III on the map, you'll see an anomaly site. Land, check your surroundings, and look for an ancient temple in the distance.

In most cases, the ruins should be visible from your ship. If not, open your scanner and pan the camera around. You'll notice a special effect, as though the scanner is glitching. That denotes the general direction of the temple. Once you've reached it, look for a narrow pass between two high walls so you can enter.
How to activate the portal

To unlock your Starfield powers, you have to activate the portal inside the temple. This is done by floating around and collecting the sparks of light that appear. You'll know you did it correctly if you hear a loud sound effect. Hint: imagine the THX logo appearing as you're watching a movie in a cinema.
Left: The scanner will glitch out to denote the general location of a temple; Right: Float around and grab shiny stuff.

How to use your powers

Your character will then get teleported outside, and a new power will appear. The Powers screen/interface will also become available, and you can access that by pressing up on the menu.

With a power selected, you can press "Z" on your keyboard or LB+RB on your Xbox gamepad. Casting a power depletes your mana resource, which is represented by a thin bar below your HP. However, this also regenerates over time.
You can select powers from an interface.

Starborn are tough and sneaky.

How to find more temples

Past this point, your Starfield power acquisition activities become part of a quest series called Power From Beyond. There are a couple of ways to locate the other temples in the game:

List of all unlockable powers

    Particle Beam
    Personal Atmosphere
    Phased Time
    Precognition
    Reactive Shield
    Sense Star Stuff
    Solar Flare
    Sunless Space
    Supernova
    Void Form
    Eternal Harvest
    Grav Dash
    Gravity Wave
    Gravity Well
    Life Forced
    Parallel Self
    Anti-gravity Field
    Creators' Peace
    Elemental Pull
    Alien Reanimation