UW’s Dale part of new postage stamp design that depicts spiral galaxy

The University of Wyoming has announced that Dr. Danny Dale, a professor of physics and astronomy and associate dean of the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, recently had a hand in bringing spiral galaxies to the public in a unique way: through a new United States Postal Service (USPS) stamp that will be unveiled later this month.

The USPS will celebrate the continued exploration of deep space with an extremely high-definition image of a spiral galaxy 32 million light years from Earth — an image that will be affixed to a new postage stamp to be released Tuesday, Jan. 21, according to a recent USPS news release.

During a recent appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, UW Director of Institutional Communications said the image is the result of partnerships and has taken years of dedicated work to acquire. 

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Dale said in a USPS release that the science team he is a part of, in concert with the JWST, is focused on gathering photo images and spectra of nearby spiral galaxies. The image helps researchers update their models of star formation and allows them to better understand the origins of the universe.

Upon favorable review by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the stamp will be denominated at the new priority mail flat envelope rate, according to the USPS release.

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