In Pics: Installation Process of World's Largest Telescope in China

Combined photo shows picture of the night view of the FAST taken on Aug. 28, 2013 (L) and picture of the nearly done project of FAST taken on June 27, 2016.

Combined photo shows picture of the sunset view of the FAST taken on July 24, 2014 (up) and picture of the nearly done project of FAST taken on June 27, 2016.

Combined photo shows picture of night view of the FAST taken on Sept. 1, 2014 (up) and picture of the nearly done project of FAST taken on June 27, 2016.

Combined photo shows pictures of sky taken from the feedback source cabin of the FAST on Aug. 21, 2014 (above) and on June 28, 2016.

Combined photo shows pictures presenting the process of installation of panels on the FAST taken respectively on Aug. 2, 2015 (L, up), on Dec. 16, 2015 (R, up), on March 9, 2016 (L, down) and on July 3, 2016.

Combined photo shows pictures of the construction site of the FAST taken respectively on May 25, 2009 (L, up), Sept. 6, 2011 (R, up), Aug. 5, 2012 (L, Center), May 2, 2014 (R, Center), Jan. 16, 2015 (L, down) and July 3, 2016.

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), located at a karst valley in Pingtang County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, was completed on Sunday morning, July 3, 2016, as the last of 4,450 panels was fitted into the center of the big dish. Scientists will then begin debugging and trial observation of the FAST. The project has the potential to search for more strange objects to better understand the origin of the universe and boost the global hunt for extraterrestrial life.