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If I recall correctly, Angulimala was beaten to death by angry villagers whom he had tormented before. The Buddha said to him to bear with this "last task" (being subjected to a beating) as it represented the extinction of his karma; a burden that would have, if not, taken many many many lifetimes to vanquish.

While reading the sutta, I remember feeling that Angulimala seemed to not experience grief nor despair at that moment. We cannot escape our karma but, if one reaches such understanding / state, perhaps it becomes easier to let go and accept the consequences.

There was an article that stated that when the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies collide, the space between stars is so vast that there will be few actual collisions. The big effect is the relative gravitational pull that will greatly change both galaxies. They may ultimately merge with small clusters spinning off and/or one will take possession of a large galactic portion from the other.
There, according to reported indices, are signs that the collision process has already begun. While the to galaxies are still approx, 2.5 million light years apart, it was reported that we may be sharing gravitational effects. As to the voracity of those claims, I leave that to the Astronomers and Astro Physicyts.

Meanwhile, pleasant as these little excursions are, I'll be tending to the mini galaxy within my own minor sub-sub quadrant of Earth.

Peace to All