This is what Director Tsaarx said, and he is correct.
From the Colonies screen(F5):
* left click - Goto main screen with colony selected
* right click - Show info on colony
From the Construction Queue screen(F7)
* left click - Goto build queue screen for this colony
* right click - Show info on colony
He didn't mention what happens when you right click. But I included it for reference.
I agree about the game not remembering where you are in ANY of the lists in the game. This is my number one pet peeve.