Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
Could cars that hover above the ground become the mass transit of the future?
Date: Until 3 November 2009
Cost: $18 Adults, $8 Concession, $6 Children (includes entry to Scienceworks) Pre-purchase tickets to avoid disappointment.

Discover the Night Sky
Evening Planetarium Program
The Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks presents special after-dark sessions, Thursday evenings in August.
Each evening will showcase a different aspect of the night sky:
Thursday 6 August: Leaving Earth
Thursday 13 August: Our Solar System
Thursday 20 August: Milky Way Galaxy
Session times: Commence 7pm.
Cost: $25 per person, MV members $20, Season pass $85. Bookings essential:

Cracking the Einstein Code - Relativity and the Birth of Black Hole Physics
Guest lecture by Professor Fulvio Melia, University of Arizona, USA
Join astrophysicist Fulvio Melia as he gives an eyewitness account of the events leading up to the cracking of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. What are black holes? What place do they have in the Universe?
Date: Friday 11 September
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $15 per person; MV members and concessions: $12.50 per person Bookings essential.

Mathamazing
Explore the mathematics behind everyday life. Mathamazing includes hands-on activities based on topics such as shapes, probability, sequences and series, puzzles, problem solving, topology and building.
Date: Until 6 December
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission

National Science Week 2009
Four of Scienceworks National Science Week events include:
BASF Kids' Lab
Experience the fascinating world of chemistry! Run by BASF chemists, the chemistry workshops introduce chemistry to children in a fun and exciting way through simple and interactive hands-on experiments.
Date: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
Time: 11.00am, 1.00 & 3.00pm
Bookings essential: Call 9392 4819

Australian Skeptics
The Australian Skeptics will be explaining the science behind the paranormal at Scienceworks. See magic illusions, try out a bed of nails and many more surprising demonstrations.
Date: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
Time: 11.00am to 4.00pm

Inspiring Scientists
Biology? Paleontology? Find out about your favourite 'ology' by chatting to inspiring career scientists.
Date: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
Time: 11.00 to 4.00pm

SCINEMA
In National Science Week 2009 we invite you to discover the talent across Australia with SCINEMA – exploring science through film. Sit back and relax with SCINEMA in the Discovery Centre and find out about all things science and the great Science Week events in the coming week.
Date: Sunday 23 August (Scienceworks only)
Time: Daily