https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/symbols-of-nasa.html

The original logo was called the "meatball"

It's a phonetic connection to "meteors" which are falling stars.

https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro

I'd wager they use organizations like this one above to report stars that have gone astray.

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/symbols-of-nasa.html

The original logo was called the "meatball"

It's a phonetic connection to "meteors" which are falling stars.

https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro

I'd wager they use organizations like this one above to report stars that have gone astray.

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/symbols-of-nasa.html