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James Webb telescope catches five galaxies colliding, just 800 million years after the Big Bang


The group of five galaxies known as Stephan’s Quintet are also called the Hickson Compact Group 92 (HCG 92). "Quintet” is a misnomer, as only four of the galaxies are truly close together. Credit: NASA/ESA

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