Just thinking about this scenario is enough to give me goosebumps.

Imagine the alien probe about to leave the outer perimeter of our solar system while our makeshift-to-the-aliens probe is trying to catch up to it while detonating one nuke after another.

You'd think that would catch their attention.

"See look at that propulsion system! I told you they were f'ing crazy. Fire the engines again for another burn, quick. Let's get some distance before they figure out that you can create a quantum singularity and the whole solar system goes up." - the aliens