“Once upon a time there was a universe very much like our own. It had dogs and cats and people (some of whom preferred the dogs and others preferred the cats) and Trigoencephalopodic Gnoccis, and other things you’ve never heard of because we haven’t encountered them yet!” Based on the book by Eric Schulman, A Briefer History of Time takes visitors from the Big Bang to the Big Mac! $3 in addition to museum admission.

From Mercury to Pluto in less than an hour! Take an exciting tour of the Solar System looking in detail at each planet. Discover information about the formation of our system and new extra-solar planets. This program features exciting planetary images, beautiful computer animation, narration by Kate Mulgrew, Captain Katherine Janeway of Star Trek: Voyager and breathtaking music by John Serrie. The Planets was created by the Southeast Planetarium Association. $3 in addition to museum admission.

Two media conglomerates, the Know-It-All Network and the All-Star Channel, have set Worlds in Motion with aggressive new campaigns so fast-paced that even a couch potato won’t be able to sit still. From the atoms in the air to the dance of the planets, this program addresses such topics as Ptolemy vs. Copernicus, Newton’s First Law of Motion, simple celestial mechanics and late winter constellations.