Spiral Galaxy Stamps, Sheet of 4

Celebrate NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and its continued exploration of deep space with this breathtaking Priority Mail stamp. Use these stamps to send mail quickly to those in your own universe all year long! Captured in vivid detail, the telescope observed the spiral galaxy NGC 628 — 32 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. The image on the stamp is a digitally colored depiction of the invisible bands of near- and mid-infrared light emitted by NGC 628. By assigning color to various infrared wavelengths, the digitized image allows us to see the galaxy with stunning clarity. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp, using an image provided by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), ESA (European Space Agency), CSA (Canadian Space Agency), STScl (Space Telescope Science Institute), Janice Lee (STScl), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS (Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS) Team. Spiral Galaxy is being issued in a pane of four stamps. Stamp Issuance: January 21 , 2025 Big Sky, MT 59716 Made in the USA