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These are known as interstellar probes, a space probe that has left, or is expected to leave the solar system and enter interstellar space. There are currently five out there; Pioneer 10 (now inactive), Pioneer 11 (inactive), Voyager 1 (functional), Voyager 2 (functional) and New Horizons (functional - currently on its way to Pluto).

There are, or have been various other interstellar probes in the pipeline, including; `TAU mission` (a probe designed to reach a thousand astronomical units in 50 years), the `Innovative Interstellar Explorer` and the `Realistic Interstellar Explorer & Interstellar Explorer`.

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