 In 2012 she received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics as well as NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA's highest form of recognition awarded to a Government employee who, by distinguished service, ability, or vision has personally contributed to NASA's advancement of United States' interests; the same year she was named one of Time Magazine's 25 most influential people in space.In 2005, she received the NASA Space Act Award, which recognizes and rewards outstanding scientific or technical contributions significant to NASA's mission.In 2003, she shared the Bruno Rossi Prize for her work on magnetars, which awarded annually by the High Energy Astrophysics division of the American Astronomical Society.