Running Time: 1 minute 55 seconds

Astronomers studying the compact galaxy group Stephan's Quintet have seen creative destruction in the many collisions taking place among its galaxies. This Hubble Minute discusses what astronomers are learning and hope to learn from examining the quintet.

Credit: Animation: Bryan Preston (Max-Q Digital and STScI/AVL); Character Animation: James Gitlin and Greg Bacon (STScI/AVL); Galactic Collision Simulation Credit: Chris Mihos (Case Western Reserve University), Lars Hernquist (Harvard University), and Frank Summers (STScI); Multiple-Galaxy Collision Simulation Credit: Joshua Barnes (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)