MSE The MaunaKea Spectroscopic Explorer CONTACT Search for: Search Skip to content Home Science Global Network Inside the science Science Team Observatory About MSE Telescope Design Instruments CFHT Legacy lives on Project Management Group Science Advisory Group Project Office Science Team Meetings Past Meetings MSE2020: all-hands telecons in October ACAMAR Workshop MSE Collaboration Workshop, 2024 News Documents Pathfinder Community For Scientists Home Home The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer is an 11.25m aperture telescope that will lead the world in multi-object spectroscopy, with its unique capability to study up to 4,000 astronomical objects at once. Read More In December 2024, the CFHT Board made an important recommendation on MSE Following the recommendation of the Board, CFHT has halted all MSE activities. READ MORE Key capabilities With the unique combination of multiplexing ability, sensitivity, survey speed and dedicated operations, MSE will be a world-leading surveyor of the sky Global network A new generation of astronomy facilities is now coming online which, together, will identify literally billions of new objects, using imaging capabilities from X-Ray to radio waves. Inside the science The motivating science for MSE has never been more compelling than it is right now. Latest news News 10/17/2024 Introduction to the New MSE Project Manager 10/17/2024 admin 0 News 04/14/2023 Introduction to the New MSE Project Scientist 04/14/2023 admin 0 News 10/06/2022 Incoming AGN SWG co-lead, outgoing Deputy Project Scientist Andreea Petric 10/06/2022 admin 0 News 08/26/2022 MSE attends SPIE Astronomical Telescopes +Instrumentation Meeting: 17-22 July 2022 08/26/2022 admin 0 News 06/23/2022 Concept for an MSE Pathfinder Instrument on CFHT 06/23/2022 Laurie Dale 0 News 06/23/2022 Alternate Telescope Optical Design Concepts 06/23/2022 Laurie Dale 0 News 02/04/2022 Call for nominations for new MSE Project Scientist 02/04/2022 Laurie Dale 0 News 11/04/2021 MAUNAKEA SPECTROSCOPIC EXPLORER AND ASTRO2020 11/04/2021 Laurie Dale 0 News 05/07/2021 Announcing New Science Advisory Group Member Daniel Huber 05/07/2021 Laurie Dale 0 News 05/07/2021 MSE Welcomes Mamta Pommier to lead effort on MSE Synergies White Paper 05/07/2021 admin 0 News 05/07/2021 MSE Welcomes Sean McGee to the scientific leadership of the MSE Project 05/07/2021 admin 0 News 03/28/2021 Welcome to the Project, Lisa Wells! 03/28/2021 admin 0 News 03/26/2021 Suvi Gezari New Time Domain Science Working Group Lead 03/26/2021 admin 0 News 02/04/2021 Welcome MSE Project Administrator, Barbara Small! 02/04/2021 Laurie Dale 0 News 01/14/2021 Laurie Dale officially joins the MSE Project Office! 01/14/2021 admin 0 News 01/13/2021 Welcome new MSE System Scientist, Jennifer Sobeck 01/13/2021 admin 0 News 09/29/2020 Kyung Hee University joins MSE 09/29/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 08/07/2020 Announcing New Chemical Nucleosynthesis Science Working Group Lead: Ricardo Schiavon 08/07/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 08/07/2020 Announcing New Time Domain Science Working Group Lead: Chien-Hsiu Lee 08/07/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 08/07/2020 New Milky Way Science Working Group Lead: Xiaoting Fu 08/07/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 06/03/2020 New Co-Lead for the Chemical Nucleosynthesis Science Working Group 06/03/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 05/07/2020 Acquisition and Guide Camera Design Study 05/07/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 02/11/2020 February MSE Science Telecon 02/11/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 02/11/2020 MSE Annual Management Group Meeting 02/11/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 02/11/2020 Additional Future Meetings to Attend 02/11/2020 Laurie Dale 0 News 02/10/2020 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: MSE 2020 Collaboration Meeting 02/10/2020 admin 0 Non classé 02/10/2020 AAS Conference 2020 02/10/2020 Laurie Dale 14 News 11/21/2019 Manda Banerji as New AGN SWG Co-Lead 11/21/2019 Laurie Dale 0 News 10/15/2019 Sam Barden Joins MSE! 10/15/2019 Laurie Dale 0 News 07/10/2019 Welcome MSE:UK! 07/10/2019 Alan McConnachie 0 News 06/26/2019 MSE @ Canada 06/26/2019 Alan McConnachie 0 News 06/12/2019 MSE @ Sf2A! 06/12/2019 Alan McConnachie 0 News 05/01/2019 Release of the Detailed Science Case for MSE, 2019 edition 05/01/2019 admin 0 News 04/04/2019 MSE Science Dark Matter Working Group co-Lead Ting Li awarded Einstein Fellowship 04/04/2019 admin 0 News 02/06/2019 MSE and SolidWorks 02/06/2019 admin 0 Meetings 03/01/2013 The Next Generation of the CFHT, 2013 Science Workshop 03/01/2013 admin 0 About MSE The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer is an 11.25m aperture telescope that will lead the world in multi-object spectroscopy, with its unique capability to study up to 18,000+ astronomical objects at once. Science Global Network Inside the science Science Team Observatory Telescope Design CFHT Legacy lives on Project Management Group Science Advisory Group Project Office Science Team Meetings Subscribe for Newsletter Name Email* MSE - Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer