Originally posted by Creshoskand there is the closer cygnus X1. black holes are bad news if you get too close, the milky way galaxy is not in any danger as a whole from that.
Well... That's not good if that's true:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/09/980908074632.htm
plus the andromeda galaxy is on a collision coarse with the milky way at the moment.....it will collide in like some odd billion years.