Everybody, say it with me:
"We're all gonna DIE!!1!!1!!one!!"
I don't know what the big deal is. The thing is only 1000 feet wide, NUKE it into tiny bits 10 feet wide. We will have a little light show and everyone will go back to bed. People will complain they missed it because of it being cloudy, and still others will complain that they can't even see the stars because of all the light polution. Of course, there will be other more important topics at the time, like the nude queer president doing disgusting acts in public, or something.