<ul><li>A new discovery reveals a massive spiral galaxy, located nearly 1 billion light-years away, that challenges existing theories about galaxy evolution.</li><li>The galaxy, 2MASX J23453268−0449256, is three times larger than the Milky Way and contains a supermassive black hole shooting out enormous radio jets.</li><li>These jets are usually only observed in elliptical galaxies, not spiral galaxies like the Milky Way.</li><li>This discovery raises questions about the potential future behavior of the Milky Way's central black hole and its potential danger to Earth.</li></ul>

Could the Milky Way turn dangerous? Discovery of distant galaxy raises big questions

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