[c22]

I've often considered an alien planet with an atmosphere so thick that one couldn't see the night sky. Would inhabitants of this world even be interested in space travel? How much longer would it take for them to discover space, or even effective navigation of their own sphere? Maybe these people just wouldn't be explorers.

[ncmncm]

Then there is the Krikkit response to discovering a universe beyond the clouds: "It'll have to go."