11 Wildly Inaccurate Movie Science Tropes

Asteroid belts in sci-fi films generally seem to either take on the persona of a minefield or a thickly wooded area depending on what our hero is using it for.

The idea that an asteroid belt is a highly dangerous region of space that needs to be carefully and skilfully navigated is pure unadulterated poppycock. 

No matter how cool it looks, you probably won't have to do any of that nifty dodging and diving because asteroid belts are mostly made up of empty space (and don't even get started on the idea of "losing them" in an asteroid belt as though it's some kind of maze).

On average, most asteroids in a belt are spaced at 93 million miles apart, that's pretty much the exact distance between the Earth and the Sun, so your little ship is going to be absolutely fine. 

In fact, you could probably cruise right on through the belt without ever coming across an asteroid and, even if you did, you'd see it coming a mile (give or take a few million) off and would be able to calmly adjust your course. 

Granted, this is less exciting than dodging around a celestial minefield, but it's a hell of a lot safer.