Fortunately you can shoot at it with a laser blasting from your shape at specific times, though this comes with a consequence since the sphere breaks apart,
splitting into smaller balls each time you hit it à la Pang.
The game's second boss is a giant flaming boulder that
splits into two,
smaller boulders every time its health is depleted, until the environment is rippling with fiery
ball bearings - which brings Asteroids to mind.