How does Voyager, etc. avoid colliding with asteroids, etc.?

Question

How does Voyager, etc. avoid colliding with asteroids, etc.?

Answer 1

Its all in the shields and long range sensors.

Answer 2

It's not real ;)

Answer 3

The various space probes are very small, and space is very large and mostly empty. Even in the asteroid belt, asteroids are very few, far between, and small in size. The odds against any collision are enormous.

Answer 4

It's made up, so it just can.

Answer 5

There is a LOT of space between the asteroids, even at their densest concentration in the asteroid belt.  Thus it is very easy to miss them.  The probes have probably been hit by micro meteoroids but larger meteoroids are much fewer and very far between.

Answer 6

Because the asteroids are very scattered.  They're not at all like you see in the star wars movies.  We know where 99% of them are and where they'll be when the spacecraft gets there.  We can calculate a trajectory that will miss them. NASA has some very smart people working for them.  Give them some credit.