<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/in-the-media/media-link-our-solar-system-is-surrounded-by-weird-peanut-shaped-objects.aspx" dsn="blogs"><isInTheMedia>Yes</isInTheMedia><title>Our solar system is surrounded by weird peanut-shaped objects. Astronomers think they know why</title><pubDate>02/19/2026</pubDate><sourcePublication>Scientific American</sourcePublication><sourcePublicationLink>https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kuiper-belt-is-packed-with-weird-peanut-shaped-objects-astronomers-think/</sourcePublicationLink><featuredPerson>Jackson Barnes | Seth Jacobson</featuredPerson><featuredPersonLink>https://directory.natsci.msu.edu/Directory/Profiles/Person/101137</featuredPersonLink></item>