Could a Cosmic Explosion Propel a Space Probe Beyond Our Solar System?

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Hey :D This is pretty far fetched but If scientists could predict a cosmic explosion or something similar in the universe... could we not have a space probe near the explosion (not too near obviously) and use the imense force the whip the probe out our solor system and behond?
 

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Erm, what? What would this "Cosmic explosion" be? I don't really understand why this is an issue, powering probes isn't a huge problem, to my knowledge. Please clarify what you mean.

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