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American Association of Physics Teachers, Richtmeyer Memorial Lectureship, 1975.

American Astronomical Society, Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 1981.

American Institute of Physics & American Astronomical Society, Penghargaan Dannie Heineman untuk Astrofisika, 1981.

Astronomische Gesellschaft, Medali Karl Schwarzschild, 2004.

Franklin Institute, Medali Elliot Cresson, 1980.

International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Marcel Grossmann Award, 2000

National Academy of Sciences, National Medal of Science, 2003.

Yayasan Nobel, Penghargaan Nobel dalam Fisika, 2002.

Royal Astronomical Society, Medali Emas, 1982.

Wolf Foundation, Wolf Prize, 1987.