David Grinspoon

2007, Named “Alpha Geek” by WIRED Magazine
2006, Carl Sagan Medal for Public Communication of Planetary Science, American Astronomical Society
2004, PEN Center USA Literary Award for Research Nonfiction for Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life
1998, Finalist for 1997 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Venus Revealed
1989, Gerard P. Kuiper Memorial Award, University of Arizona