Juno Jupiter NASA
Artist's depiction of NASA's Juno spacecraft at Jupiter, with solar arrays and main antenna facing the sun and Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

China used signals sent from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter to test the capabilities of ground stations vital to its deep space ambitions.

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Andrew Jones writes about China's space industry, including civilian programs, space science and exploration, policy, and commercial developments for SpaceNews, and writes the China Report newsletter. He has additional bylines in Scientific American,...