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UPDATE 2: Actually, it is. This theory has now been debunked by Bad Astronomy and should be disregarded. 

UPDATE 1: The validity of the claims made in the linked article cannot be verified at present, they should be viewed with caution until a more reputable source can be located. Specifically, none of the references in the linked article mention the claim [1, 2].

A team of astrophysicists today announced [2] an astounding discovery - the Earth's solar system Sol is not part of the Milky Way galaxy but instead belongs to the relatively unknown Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy. Data taken from Two-Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) determined that the Milky Way is currently engaged in a form of galactic cannibalism. The much heavier Milky Way's gravitational force is pulling in our own smaller dwarf galaxy, with our solar system right at the nexus.

The infrared image below shows the Milky Way in blue, its mass 10,000 larger than the Sagittarius galaxy in red, and Sol as the small yellow circle at the crossroads between the two.