With all that space out there, you would think these galaxies would find a corner of their own.
But in the first known example of a compact galaxy group, this stunning image shows five galaxies - four bright yellow spots and one that is wispy blue - packed tightly together in one corner of the universe.
And it's a proximity the galaxies are not happy with, becoming embroiled in high-speed collisions that rip stars and gas from each others' atmospheres.
Out of this world: This stunning picture shows five galaxies packed together. Four of the five - which bear a yellow hue - are part of an interacting group that often crash violently into each other. The blue galaxy is more than 200 million light-years from the others
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