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The best time to send a probe to an exoplanet is 200 years ago. The second-best time to do it is now.

• BoxOfRain 3y ago
  Perhaps not, if the speed you can drive a probe is increasing with technological development it might be a waste of time to send a probe that'll be overtaken by its newer sisters.
  • throwaway74902 3y ago
    The technological development is driven by the need to launch the probe. You need to start somewhere.
    • tigerlily 3y ago
      And what's more is we'll probably send the next probe someplace else.
• mongol 3y ago
  No, sending it several million years ago would be better.
  • TheOtherHobbes 3y ago
    Better yet if it was always there.