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Mitigating the Risks of Interstellar Communication

The Dark Forest Theory suggests that contacting aliens could lead to annihilation, posing a significant challenge to humanity's pursuit of interstellar communication. This theory, related to the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter, implies that the silence of the universe might be due to civilizations avoiding detection. The challenge involves balancing the desire for communication with the need to avoid potential threats.

Science, Astronomy & Space Sciences, Exoplanetology