the dangers of sending information out into space theme
The potentially adverse consequences of sending messages or space probes etc. out into space are discussed. One idea is that they may alert an advanced and hostile alien species to our existence.
3 total · 1 choice · 2 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| voy7x21 | choice | The Friendship One probe gave aliens knowledge of anitmatter which they inadvertently used to destroy their planet. Seven warned that the Borg would have assimilated Earth had they intercepted the probe. |
| movie: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) | major | By launching a communications satellite into space in the hopes of contacting alien life, Jimmy unwittingly supplied the Yolkians with the information they needed to abduct all the adults of Retroville. |
| movie: Species (1995) | major | SETI scientists received two replies from an alien source to a transmission that they'd sent out into space. The first contained information about how to create an endless supply of fuel. But one gathers it was a ruse, because the second message contained instructions for how to splice alien DNA with human DNA. When scientists followed these instructions, the result was a seductive extraterrestrial-human hybrid that scientists feared would mate with human males and produce offspring that could eliminate the human race. |