Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
The RAS gold medal awarded
to Asaph Hall in 1879
Awarded forAchievement in astronomy or geophysics
CountryUnited Kingdom
RewardMedal
First award1824
Final award2026
Currently held byShrinivas Kulkarni & Andrew Jackson
Websitehttps://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/awards 

The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society is the highest award given by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). It usually recognises lifetime achievement in the fields supported by the RAS, but has occasionally been given for an individual discovery.

Two medals are awarded per year, one in astronomy (including astrophysics, cosmology etc.) and one in geophysics (including planetary science, tectonics etc.) The medal features an image of the 40-foot telescope constructed by Sir William Herschel, the first President of the RAS. All recipients are listed below.

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