I read a series of paperbacks in the late 80s or early 90s that I found at my local library. I don't know how many books there were because I never finished the series. I feel like I read 3 to 5 and that it was going to be a long-running series (10 or more).
It was young adult fiction, sci-fi, about a group of teenagers in space who ended up getting stranded on an alien planet. Then they start to develop some minor psychic abilities. The covers were cheesy early 90s YA covers with pictures of the characters. I don't remember how they got stranded but I think maybe spaceship crashed? Then I remember a scene where they were standing in a circle with their eyes closed and they could see this psychic connection between them. There were no adults in the story.
It was pulpy but pretty good. Anyway, I've never forgotten it. Any idea what it might be?