If they're circling the Milky Way, they are close, in a cosmic sense.
The milky way is only 100,000 light years across.
Stars of a certain small size will also continue shining for a trillion years.
The milky way is only 100,000 light years across.
Stars of a certain small size will also continue shining for a trillion years.
Not all stars are created equal. Blue giants may only live a few billion years, while red dwarfs will last practically forever.
They were talking about distant galaxies, not the relatively nearby stars.