How does a probe act when solar rotation pushes it into a gap?

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If rotation bumps a probe sitting in a disc's cutout/gap, it's pushed into the next space for free, and the probe's owner immediately gains any publicity (or other bonus) shown on that space [p.16 — ROTATING THE SOLAR SYSTEM]. Because the solar system discs have cutouts, a probe located in one of these gaps doesn't always move when a disc rotates. If the rotating disc doesn't catch the probe, the figure simply stays in place even though the planets around it may move [p.16 — ROTATING THE SOLAR SYSTEM]. However, if the probe is caught by a rotating disc, it gets bumped one space forward. This movement is always free (it costs no energy or movement points), and if the space it lands on has an effect — such as landing on a comet for publicity — the probe's owner gains that bonus immediately [p.16 — ROTATING THE SOLAR SYSTEM]. Watch out: This bump can happen even outside your own turn — if another player's action rotates the solar system while your probe is in a cutout, you still gain any triggered bonus right away [p.16 — ROTATING THE SOLAR SYSTEM][p.28 — RULES REMINDERS].

How does a probe act when solar rotation pushes it into a gap?

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