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There were several bodies behind which a probe might be concealed. The diminutive size of a probe (roughly two meters long by half a meter wide and half a meter deep) meant that it took up an infinitesimal amount of space, when considered on a galactic scale.
The issue would be where to hide it where it could actually get a good look and be able to broadcast its finding without being detected. For that, there were a few options, but would require some extra fine-tuning of the probe's guidance systems to be effective.
The easiest option would be to set the probe's sensors to passive only, launch it through the system on a ballistic trajectory, and recover it at the other end.
The issue would be where to hide it where it could actually get a good look and be able to broadcast its finding without being detected. For that, there were a few options, but would require some extra fine-tuning of the probe's guidance systems to be effective.
The easiest option would be to set the probe's sensors to passive only, launch it through the system on a ballistic trajectory, and recover it at the other end.