Vietnamese American astronomer (born 1954) who was awarded the Kavli Prize alongside David Jewitt and Michael Brown 'for discovering and characterizing the Kuiper Belt and its largest members, work that led to a major advance in the understanding of the history of our planetary system.' Three items: an ALS, one page, 8 x 10.5, April 2, 2018, in part: "I like science, and I think it would be great if more people appreciated how useful and cool science was, so it makes me happy to get letters from young people who like science. You asked what I consider my greatest achievement in my field. That would have to be the co-discovery of the Kuiper Belt with my collaborator David Jewitt. This discovery really changed the way we view the solar system, even other planetary systems around other stars"; a color 8.5 x 11 laserprint photo of Luu and Jewitt with images locating the Kuiper Belt, signed in blue ballpoint, "Best wishes, Jane"; and a color 8.5 x 11 laserprint photo of Luu standing in front of a sky image with various multicolor loops representing our solar system, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, "Dear America, Good luck with everything. Dream big! Jane." In overall very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.
