List of astronomy awards explained

This list of astronomy awards is an index to articles about notable awards for contributions to astronomy. The list is organized by region and country of the sponsoring organization, but awards are not necessarily limited to people from that country.

Americas

Award Sponsor Country Notes
Canada Outstanding astrophysicist[1]
Chile e.g., Astronomy, physics, mathematics[2]
United States Woman resident of North America, within five years of receipt of a Ph.D., for distinguished contributions to astronomy or for similar contributions in related sciences which have immediate application to astronomy[3]
United States Outstanding work in the field of impact cratering and/or work that has led to a better understanding of impact phenomena[4]
United States Outstanding research contribution to astronomy or astrophysics of an exceptionally creative or innovative character[5]
United States Outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of dynamical astronomy[6]
United States Outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy[7]
United States Significant contribution to High Energy Astrophysics, with particular emphasis on recent, original work[8]
United States Outstanding communication by an active planetary scientist to the general public[9]
United States Leadership in research or policies advancing exploration of the Cosmos
United States Achievement in astronomical research made by an amateur astronomer resident in North America
United States For astronomy writing for an academic audience
United States Individual for a significant contribution to popularizing astronomy[10]
United States Outstanding work in astrophysics
United States Amateur comet discoverers[11] [12] [13]
United States Outstanding contributions over an extended period of time to the field of solar astronomy[14]
United States Long-term extraordinary or unselfish service to astronomy, often beyond the requirements of his or her paid position[15]
United States Outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of planetary science[16]
United States Student who gives the best oral presentation at its annual meeting[17]
United States Significant contributions to astronomy or amateur astronomy by those not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional capacity[18] [19]
United States Discoveries leading to fundamental advances in our understanding of the universe
United States Outstanding achievements in planetary science by a young scientist[20]
United States Young astronomer (aged less than 36, or within 8 years of the award of their PhD) for a significant contribution to observational or theoretical astronomy[21]
United States For investigations in astronomical physics[22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
United States Lifetime of excellence in astronomical research
United States Investigations of meteoric bodies[27]
United States Contributions to astronomy[28]
United States Outstanding research by a mid-career, female isotope geochemist[29]
United States Recognize and stimulate distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences[30] [31]
United States Design, invention or significant improvement of instrumentation leading to advances in astronomy[32]
United States Significant contribution to the study of the Sun early in a person's professional career[33]
United States Outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy[34]
United States Individuals who have significantly influenced the field of the history of astronomy by a career-long effort[35]
United States Outstanding contributions to the science of meteoritics and closely allied fields[36]
United States Amateur astronomer who has contributed observations of lasting significance[37]
United States Individual or group who ... has produced a body of work in observational astronomy which has resulted in a significant deepening of our understanding of the universe[38]
Marcel Grossmann AwardInternational Center for Relativistic AstrophysicsRome, ItalyInstitutions and individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to astrophysics.[39]
United States Outstanding service to planetary science and exploration through engineering, managerial, programmatic, or public service activities[40]
United States Promote research and education in meteoritics and planetary science in ways other than by conducting scientific research[41]
United States Young (less than age 36) astronomer for outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research[42]
United States Outstanding research in meteoritics and closely allied fields by young scientists[43]
United States Outstanding student achievement in the “Science of Meteoritics” as embodied by an original research paper
United StatesBest planetary science paper, published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and written by an undergraduate or graduate student (as first author)[44]
United States Outstanding achievement in teaching college-level introductory astronomy classes for non-science majors.[45]
Rittenhouse Astronomical Society United States Outstanding achievement in the science of Astronomy
United States Recent recipient of the Ph.D degree whose thesis is judged particularly significant to astronomy[46]
United States Excellence in dynamical astronomy[47]
United States Outstanding contribution to the field of planetary science[48]

Asia

Award Sponsor Country Notes
Astronautical Society of India India Notable lifetime contributions in the field of astronautics and aerospace technology in India[49] [50]
Japan Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics (one of four prizes)[51] [52]
Shaw Prize Foundation Hong Kong Outstanding contributions in astronomy, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences[53]

Europe

Award Sponsor Country Notes
Europe Significant contributions in the fields of planetary sciences, space geodesy, fundamental physics, science popularization, security in space, weapons control, and disarmament[54]
Europe Pioneering development or exploitation of European astronomical instrumentation, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments[55]
Europe Those who have obtained fundamental and outstanding results related to astrophysics and/or cosmology[56]
France Those who have made advances in astrophysics[57]
France Scientific advances in astronomy (given from 1802 until 1970)[58] [59]
France Person who succeeded in communicating with a celestial body, other than Mars, and receiving a response[60]
France French astronomer or astronomer of another nationality in recognition of astronomical work in general, or for services rendered to Astronomy
France Advances in astronomy (given from 1877 until 1970)[61] [62]
Germany Eminent astronomers and astrophysicists[63] [64]
Germany Outstanding young astronomer[65]
Norway Outstanding contributions in Astrophysics (one of three prizes)[66]
Russia Outstanding work in cosmology and gravity.[67] [68]
International Balzan Prize Foundation Switzerland Outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man[69] [70]
United Kingdom Investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics
United Kingdom Distinguished and eloquent speaker on the subject of Astronomy including astrochemistry, astrobiology and astroparticle physics[71] [72]
United Kingdom Achievement in astronomy or geophysics[73] [74]
United Kingdom Investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics[75] [76]
United Kingdom Invention, improvement, or development of astronomical instrumentation or techniques; achievement in observational astronomy[77]
United Kingdom Investigations of outstanding merit in solid-earth geophysics, oceanography, or planetary sciences[78]
United Kingdom Student award for best proficient in Mathematics and Astronomy[79]

See also

Notes and References

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  3. http://aas.org/about/grants-and-prizes/annie-j-cannon-award-astronomy AAS Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
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  5. Web site: Grants and Prizes. American Astronomical Society. 18 December 2014.
  6. Web site: The DDA/AAS Brouwer Award. American Astronomical Society/Division on Dynamical Astronomy. 2014-12-05.
  7. Web site: Annual Awards. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 25 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Rossi prize. High Energy Astrophysics Division, American Astronomical Society. 2011-05-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219182602/http://www.aas.org/head/rossi/rossi.prize.html. 2013-12-19.
  9. Web site: . Sagan Medal DPS Prizes . January 25, 2011.
  10. Web site: Clifford W. Holmes Award . RTMC Astronomy Expo . 27 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061024094259/http://rtmcastronomyexpo.org/archives/Holmes.htm . 24 October 2006.
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  12. Web site: The Edgar Wilson Award Recipients. IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 23 September 2012.
  13. Web site: The Edgar Wilson Award. SkyandTelescope.com. J. Kelly Beatty. 23 August 2009. 21 September 2012.
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  20. Web site: Harold C. Urey Prize in Planetary Science . Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Association . 2015-01-12.
  21. Web site: AAS Grants, Prizes & Awards: Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy . 2011-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118000019/http://aas.org/prizes/helen_b_warner_prize_for_astronomy . 2013-01-18 . dead .
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  23. Book: 1913. A History of the Half-Century of the National Academy of Sciences 1863-1913. 346. Committee on the Preparation of the Semi-Centennial Volume.
  24. Web site: Henry Draper Medal. United States National Academy of Sciences. 2015-08-11.
  25. Web site: National Academy of Sciences Honors NASA's Neil Gehrels for Science Contributions. NASA. 2011-05-28.
  26. Web site: Academy Honors 17 for Major Contributions to Science. United States National Academies. 2011-05-28.
  27. Web site: J. Lawrence Smith Medal . National Academy of Sciences . 20 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160527143030/http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/j-lawrence-smith-medal.html . 27 May 2016 . dead .
  28. Web site: James Craig Watson Medal. National Academy of Sciences. 11 August 2015.
  29. Web site: Jessberger Award for 2021. Meteoritical Society. August 19, 2020. August 22, 2020.
  30. Web site: The Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award. Division for Planetary Sciences. American Astronomical Society. 11 January 2014.
  31. Web site: Award named for late Science News writer . Science and the Public. Science News . 11 January 2014 . Janet Raloff. October 8, 2009.
  32. Web site: Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation. American Astronomical Society. 21 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216191634/http://aas.org/about/grants-and-prizes/joseph-weber-award-astronomical-instrumentation. 16 December 2014. dead.
  33. Web site: Previous winners of the Karen Harvey Prize. aas.org. July 22, 2013. Gurman, J.B. . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160526085152/http://spd.aas.org/harvpc.html. May 26, 2016.
  34. Web site: Klumpke-Roberts Award. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 18 February 2020.
  35. Web site: Doggett Prize Historical Astronomy Division. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323123443/https://had.aas.org/awards_and_prizes/doggett_prize. dead. 2019-03-23. 2019-03-23. 2019-03-23.
  36. Web site: Awards. The Meteoritical Society. 2018-10-29.
  37. Web site: Peltier Award. Astronomical League. 12 August 2015.
  38. News: MARC A. AARONSON, ASTRONOMER, KILLED BY REVOLVING DOME . NY Times . 2 May 1987.
  39. Web site: I.C.R.A. Network - Marcel Grossmann Awards. 2020-09-01. www.icranet.org.
  40. Web site: Harold Masursky Award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science. American Astronomical Society. 21 December 2014.
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  43. Web site: The Nier Prize. Meteoritical Society. 2 September 2016.
  44. Web site: Awards . Meteoritical Society. 21 December 2014.
  45. http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/emmons.html The Richard H. Emmons Award for Excellence in College Astronomy Teaching
  46. http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/trumpler.html Robert J. Trumpler Award for an Outstanding PhD Thesis
  47. Web site: Vera Rubin Early Career Prize . AAS. 9 November 2019.
  48. Web site: Fred Whipple Award. American Geophysical Union. 15 October 2017.
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  53. Web site: Introduction. shawprize.org. December 10, 2010.
  54. Web site: Paolo Farinella Prize. Lunar and Planetary Institute. 21 October 2016.
  55. Web site: Tycho Brahe Prize . European Astronomical Society. 21 December 2014.
  56. Web site: Fritz Zwicky Prize website . 2020-03-06.
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  59. Prix et Subventions Attribués en 1970: Astronomie et Physique du Globe . Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences . 271 . 106–107 . December 14, 1970 .
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  75. Web site: Awards, Medals and Prizes - Herschel Medal . RAS . 7 January 2015.
  76. Web site: Herschel Medal Winners . RAS . 7 January 2015.
  77. Web site: Webb. Annette. Agnes Mary Clerke Medal for Historical Research in Astronomy or Geophysics. www.ras.org.uk. 7 September 2017. en-gb.
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  80. http://asa.astronomy.org.au/bok.html The Bok Prize
  81. Web site: The Bok Prize. Astronomical Society of Australia . 19 December 2016.

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