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NMSU student's cardboard creation detects rotation of galaxy
February 16, 2026
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Feb. 16 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:

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NMSU student's cardboard creation detects rotation of galaxy

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Saul Hernandez, a New Mexico State University senior studying physics and linguistics with a minor in astronomy, has turned recycled materials into a backyard radio telescope capable of detecting the rotation of the Milky Way.

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